The former Director General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu Boahene, was arrested on Thursday at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) upon his arrival from London Heathrow on a British Airways flight.
Mr. Boahene was reportedly taken into custody at 8:30 a.m. in a joint operation involving investigators from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), led by its Deputy Director Raymond Archer, and officials from the Attorney-General’s Department.
The Majority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, confirmed the arrest in a Facebook post, stating that Mr. Boahene was informed that he was on EOCO’s Stop List and was wanted by authorities.
“While patiently waiting at the lounge for his bags, he was told by the immigration officers stationed at the VIP section that there was an issue with his name which needed to be rectified at the main office at Terminal 3,” Afenyo-Markin stated.
“Deputy Director of EOCO, Raymond Archer, who was personally present along with his team, then handcuffed Mr. Adu Boahene at the departures area and escorted him through the Airport Departure Hall with approximately six officers,” he added.
According to Afenyo-Markin, Mr. Boahene was placed in a white Nissan Navara pickup with registration number GN 8850-22, escorted by fully armed officers.
“Another Navara pickup and a white Toyota Corolla also escorted him. At about 9:47 p.m., he was whisked away to an unknown location,” he noted.
The NSB, an agency of the National Security Council, is responsible for providing integrated secure signal systems for national security and intelligence agencies.
This development follows a separate raid on the home of former Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor Dr. Ernest Addison on Wednesday dawn, which has drawn widespread condemnation.
Reports indicate that about 15 soldiers, arriving in three vehicles and wielding rifles, forcefully entered Dr. Addison’s premises.
The operation was allegedly led by Richard Jakpa, Director of Special Operations, who reportedly disabled the CCTV system before demanding Dr. Addison’s assistance in locating supposed “vaults” within the house, which they then ransacked.
