Court dismisses Adu Boahen’s bid to halt criminal trial
The High Court in Accra has dismissed an application filed by lawyers for former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu Boahen, to halt his criminal trial pending the outcome of an appeal.
Mr. Adu Boahen’s counsel had urged the court to suspend proceedings until the Court of Appeal decides on their challenge to an earlier ruling that partially dismissed a request for further disclosures made on behalf of the first and second accused persons in the ongoing trial.
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has withdrawn the prosecution against Mildred Donkor, the third accused person in the ongoing GHS49 million theft case.
Pursuant to a notice filed at the High Court in Accra on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, Ms. Donkor was formally discharged under Section 59 of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30). This decision follows her reported agreement to serve as a prosecution witness in the case.
Her testimony is expected to shed light on the alleged theft and misappropriation of state funds that led to charges being brought against Adu-Boahene (1st accused), Adjei-Boateng (2nd accused), and their company, Advantage Solutions Limited (4th accused).
Ms. Donkor’s role in the case shifted when she abruptly dismissed her lawyer in open court on July 18 — moments before the prosecution was scheduled to call its first witness.
“I wish to take a separate lawyer, please,” she told the judge at the time, signaling a possible change in her legal strategy.
Sources from AG’s department confirmed that Mildred Donkor in her witness statement, described her association with the first and second accused persons as longstanding, dating back to their time together at the Cedar Mountain Assemblies of God Church in East Legon.
She explained that she became a director of Advantage Solutions Limited at the request of Mr. Adu-Boahene, who needed an additional director for company registration purposes. However, she clarified that her role was largely nominal. “Although I was listed as a director, I had no decision-making power and only acted on instructions from Mr. Adu-Boahene and Madam Adjei-Boateng,” she said.
With her discharge, the prosecution is now expected to rely on her testimony to strengthen its case against the remaining accused persons as the high-profile trial continues before the Accra High Court.
Background
According to the case facts, Kwabena Adu-Boahen, as National Signals Bureau director, signed a $7 million contract with ISC Holdings Limited for cybersecurity equipment.
Investigations revealed that Kwabena Adu-Boahen formed BNC Communications Bureau, similar to the Bureau of National Communications, which the National Signals Bureau replaced. Furthermore, GHC 49.1 million, the cedi equivalent of the $7 million contract, was transferred from the National Signals Bureau’s accounts to BNC Communications Bureau’s private accounts.
However, the facts of the offenses indicate that no cybersecurity equipment matching the contract description was ever received by the Bureau of National Communications or its successor agency, the National Signals Bureau of the Government of Ghana.
Angela Adjei-Boateng is said to be the director of the private BNC communications Bureau. Kwabena Adu-Boahen and his wife are alleged to have utilized the GHc 49.1 million to acquire landed properties in Accra, Kumasi, London, and a fleet of luxury cars, with active assistance from Mildred Donkor, the third accused person.
