Kwabena Adu-Boahene is former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau

The embattled former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has reportedly been arrested for another crime.

The announcement of his arrest was made by his lawyer, Sammuel Atta Akyea, during court proceedings on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

Speaking to the media after court proceedings on Tuesday, Atta Akyea, a former Member of Parliament for Akyem Abuakwa South, said his client was arrested again after his release on Tuesday, after serving his seven-day remand in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).

He indicated that the arrest was in relation to a different crime that had to do with National Security providing internet services to Ghana Water Limited.

It can be recalled that the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akurutinga Ayine, disclosed that ongoing investigations have uncovered yet another fraudulent scheme involving Adu-Boahene.

It has been revealed that Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has been making monthly payments of at least GH¢1.3 million into the private accounts of Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau.

Speaking at a press briefing on April 30, 2025, the Attorney General said that these payments were disguised as part of an internet provision contract with the National Signals Bureau (NSB), raising serious concerns about the misuse of public funds.

Dr Ayine further disclosed that the payments had been occurring for several months, with no clear evidence linking the transfers to any legitimate services provided by Kwabena Adu-Boahene or the NSB.

He stated that his office is currently scrutinising the details of the contract, which appears to have been fabricated to conceal the illicit payments.

The Attorney General has already charged Adu-Boahene with 11 offences for allegedly transferring GH¢49 million (approximately $7 million) from the bureau’s account to his personal account, among other crimes.

"In his capacity as Director of the National Signals Bureau, Mr Adu-Boahene on 30 January, 2020, signed a contract on behalf of the Government of Ghana and the National Security on one hand, and on the other hand, an Israeli company named RLC Holdings Limited. The contract was for the purchase of a cyber defence system software at a price of $7 million," the Attorney General said.

Providing further details, Dr Ayine disclosed that just days after signing the agreement, Adu-Boahene initiated a suspicious transaction.

"On 6 February, 2020, he then transferred an initial amount of GH¢27,100,000 from the National Signals Bureau account at Fidelity Bank to a private BNC account at UMB. Official documentation on the transfer reveals that the amount was for the payment of cyber defence system software. He transferred the money to his private company," he told the media.

According to Dr Ayine, investigations further uncovered that the former NSB boss allegedly channeled the funds not only into his personal account but also into accounts belonging to his wife.

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