The State has requested the High Court in Accra to dismiss a no‑case submission filed by former Director‑General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu‑Boahene, and to compel him, his wife Angela Adjei Boateng and their company to open their defence over alleged diversion of GH¢49.1 million in public money.
In a 25‑page submission filed on Friday, October 9, Deputy Attorney‑General Dr Justice Srem‑Sai argued that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence on every essential element of the offences charged, and that this evidence stood firm under cross‑examination. “They all point decisively to guilt,” the submission read, urging the court to dismiss the accused persons’ no‑case filing.
Adu‑Boahene is on trial with his wife and Advantage Solutions Limited on charges including theft, conspiracy to steal, wilfully causing financial loss to the State, using public office for profit, obtaining public property by false statements and money laundering. The couple have pleaded not guilty and remain on bail.
The prosecution alleges that three cheques totalling GH¢49.1 million were drawn between February and March 2020 on a Fidelity Bank account named “The Director BNC” belonging to the Bureau of National Communications, the agency then headed by Adu‑Boahene. The cheques were paid into a Universal Merchant Bank account held by BNC Communications Bureau Limited, a private company of which Adu‑Boahene and his wife are directors and Advantage Solutions is its sole shareholder.
According to the State, the UMB account was opened on February 5 2020, the same day the first cheque was drawn. The prosecution further claims that Adu‑Boahene presented a sale contract and invoice to justify transferring GH¢9,537,500 for a cyber defence system, and that both documents were not genuine. The agency’s finance director testified that no such contract existed and the system was never received.
By August 3 2020, only GH¢683,609.65 remained in the account, allegedly spent on the couple, their relatives and associates. The State also seeks to exclude a letter from the defence suggesting the cyber defence system was delivered, citing inconsistencies in the letterhead and seal.
The defence, led by Samuel Atta Akyea, filed its no‑case submission after the prosecution closed its case on September 8, arguing that the evidence does not establish a case sufficient to require the accused to open their defence. The defence points to evidence that the cheques were also signed by the National Security Coordinator, challenging the notion that Adu‑Boahene had sole control of the funds.
The case is adjourned to November 5 2026, when the court is expected to rule on whether the accused must open their defence.
