The prosecution has urged the High Court to dismiss a submission of no case to answer filed by former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, and their company, Advantage Solutions Limited, arguing that evidence presented during the trial requires them to open their defence.
In its affidavit in opposition, the prosecution alleges that GH¢49.1 million intended for the Bureau of National Communications (BNC) was diverted into a privately owned bank account and subsequently spent on the accused persons, their families, friends and associates rather than on official transactions.
Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai filed the affidavit following a High Court order issued on September 8, 2026, setting out the prosecution’s account of how three cheques totalling GH¢49.1 million were allegedly diverted into an account linked to a private company.
Adu-Boahene, Boateng and Advantage Solutions Limited face charges including stealing, conspiracy to steal, defrauding by false pretences, wilfully causing financial loss to the State, using public office for profit, obtaining public property by false statements and money laundering, including conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Three cheques deposited into private account
According to the prosecution, Adu-Boahene, who was then Director-General of the Bureau of National Communications, deposited a cheque for GH¢27.1 million into an account at Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) on February 6, 2020.
The account was held in the name of BNC Communications Limited – Operations. However, the prosecution says the account-opening documents identified the account holder as BNC Communications Bureau Limited, a private company referred to in the court filing as the “Private BNC”.
The Republic alleges that two additional cheques, valued at GH¢1 million and GH¢21 million, were deposited into the same account, bringing the total to GH¢49.1 million.
The prosecution argues that although the funds were intended for “BNC – Operations”, they ended up in an account belonging to the private company.
It further alleges that the company was owned and controlled by the accused persons. According to the filing, Advantage Solutions Limited was its sole shareholder, Adu-Boahene and his wife were directors, and Boateng was the sole beneficial owner of Advantage Solutions Limited.
Prosecution disputes purchase of cybersecurity system
A key issue in the case is the alleged purchase of a cyber defence system.
The prosecution says Adu-Boahene requested the transfer of GH¢9,537,500 from the private account on February 6, 2020, claiming the funds were needed to purchase the system.
According to the affidavit, he submitted a sale contract and an invoice in support of the transaction, after which UMB approved the transfer.
However, the prosecution says the National Signals Bureau denied having entered into a contract with ISC Holdings Limited in January 2020 for the supply of a cyber defence system.
The Republic also relies on testimony from the bureau’s Director of Finance, the second prosecution witness, who reportedly told the court that the invoice number cited by the accused persons did not correspond with the bureau’s records.
The witness said the corresponding invoice in the bureau’s records was dated March 30, 2020, and concerned the purchase of a digitised investigative audit system rather than a cyber defence system.
The prosecution further argues that the bureau’s inventory contains no record of a cyber defence system being purchased or delivered to the agency.
According to the court filing, two prosecution witnesses described the sale contract and invoice relied on by the accused persons as not genuine.
Prosecution alleges funds benefited accused persons and associates
The Republic further alleges that the GH¢49.1 million was spent on the accused persons and people connected to them, leaving a balance of GH¢683,609.65 in the account as of August 3, 2020.
The prosecution maintains that the evidence presented during the trial provides sufficient grounds for the court to reject the submission of no case to answer and require the accused persons to open their defence.
Adu-Boahene, Boateng and Advantage Solutions Limited were arraigned on April 30, 2025.
The allegations remain the prosecution’s claims in the ongoing proceedings and should not be treated as established findings of guilt.
By:Rachael Djabakie