Ghana’s Ex-National Security Boss Prepared To Disclose Sensitive Information In Defending Himself – His Lawyer Says

Kwabena Adu-Boahene

Source: Africa Publicity

Lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea, the lead counsel for embattled Ghana’s former National Signals Bureau (NSB) boss, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, says his client is prepared to disclose sensitive national security information if that becomes necessary to mount a full defense against the charges leveled against him.

Should Adu-Boahene go ahead to disclose sensitive national security information, there could be some national implications.

Addressing reporters outside the courtroom on May 13, Atta Akyea observed that “they are pushing him [Adu-Boahene] in areas of national security. And when push comes to shove, he has to defend himself.”

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According to Atta Akyea, “And somebody will turn around. And why is the National Security Intelligence Officer trying to bring into the public domain national security matters when he swore an oath? So you swear an oath, and national security will not come to your aid, so you go to jail? That’ll be unfortunate. It will be a tragedy that cannot be calculated. That was the intention of the letter.”

Lawyer Atta Akyea added that the the letter that leaked into the public domain last week was meant to be exclusively for the National Security, warning that his client may be forced to divulge sensitive security matters if push comes to shove, which will be a dangerous ground for the Attorney General to tread.

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According to him, “The letter was not supposed to come into the public domain. He wrote to the Coordinator, the successor to national security, to look into the matters which, unfortunately, the Attorney General and EOCO are pushing. Are they pushing national security matters in the public domain? And if he responds to those matters, are they not going to turn around, and he has breached his court of secrecy, and the rest of them, you can’t slap a man twice.”

The lead counsel further said that the manner in which Adu-Boahene is being treated is likely to erode the confidence of national security officials.

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The lawyer says “It’s a very dangerous path we are doing. Nobody will be ready to serve national security. If he’s serving national security. And there’s a regime change, they’ll bring you into court, to come and explain how the national security money were spent. Who’s going to work for national security? So that immunity they have is of no consequence.”

Rearrest

Adu-Boahene was rearrested on a new charge shortly after being granted bail in the Ghc 49 million cybersecurity procurement scandal.

Commenting on the rearrest, Atta Akyea stated that processes be pursued in a manner that does not appear to be a personal vendetta, adding that the accused person should be given the freedom to defend himself.

The Court has already directed the prosecution team to file all witness statements by May 20, 2025.

Background

Attorney-General Dominic Ayine formally charged the former National Signals Bureau Director-General Adu Boahene and his wife Angela Adjei Boateng over corruption offences to the tune of several millions of cedis.

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Together with two others, Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited, they are facing charges of 11 counts of offences, including stealing, money laundering, defrauding by false pretences, and wilfully causing financial loss.

The writ filed at the High Court on Wednesday, April 30, revealed that Adu-Boahene, who was responsible for overseeing critical national security infrastructure, including contracts with foreign companies, signed a deal with an Israeli company, ISC Holdings Limited, to purchase cyber defence software for $7 million.

In total, Adu-Boahene is alleged to have transferred approximately Ghc 49 million (around $7 million) from the NSB’s funds into his personal accounts, falsely justifying these transactions as payments for the cyber defence systems, together with his accomplice.

The Court on May 2 ordered that Adu-Boahene be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for seven working days, to enable the Attorney General to complete the preparation of its witness statements.

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