Lawyers for former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, have strongly denied allegations that he diverted state funds into a personal bank account, describing the claims as misleading and inconsistent with evidence presented in court.
Addressing the media after proceedings at the Accra High Court, defence counsel Samuel Atta Akyea argued that the account at the centre of the controversy is not privately owned, but rather an official National Security Special Operations account.
The defence’s position follows allegations by the Attorney-General, Dominic Ayine, who claims that substantial sums—reportedly up to $7 million—were transferred into a personal account. However, Atta Akyea maintains that testimony from prosecution witnesses contradicts this assertion.
He pointed to evidence presented in court, including deposit slips, which he says clearly identify the account as an institutional one linked to national security operations, rather than a private account belonging to his client.
The case stems from a controversial $7 million contract signed in 2020 between the National Signals Bureau and a foreign firm for the procurement of cyber defence software. Prosecutors allege that only a portion of the contract sum was paid to the vendor, while the remainder was diverted to a private entity reportedly linked to Adu-Boahene.
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Additional claims suggest that a separate large transfer was made from an NSB account into another account associated with the same entity, raising concerns about possible financial impropriety.
However, the defence has dismissed these allegations, insisting that the transactions were conducted within the operational framework of national security and involved authorised accounts.
With both sides presenting sharply conflicting accounts, the trial is expected to intensify in the coming weeks as more witnesses testify and further documentation is examined. The case has attracted significant public interest due to its broader implications for transparency and accountability in the management of state funds.
