Kwabena Adu-Boahene arrested for transferring $7m into personal accounts – Dominic Ayine

Dominic Ayine, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, has revealed that Kwabena Adu Boahene, the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), was arrested relating to a sensitive $7 million cyber defense system contract which was transferred to his personal account.

The disclosure was revealed during a press conference on Monday, March 24, where the Attorney-General elaborated the fact about the case. As per Mr. Dominic Ayine’s statement, the arrest was related to allegations of financial misconduct including the transfer of public funds meant for the acquisition of cybersecurity infrastructure.

Mr. Dominic Ayine expressed that the contract was worth $7 million, with the aim of strengthening Ghana’s power to discover , prevent, combat cybercrime, information security breaches  and digital forensic intelligence.

Regardless of it strategic implication of the project, the Attorney-General disclosed that Kwabena Adu Boahene took part in unapproved financial dealings, transferring funds meant for the cyber defense system.

“By virtue of his position as Director of the National Signals Bureau, Mr. Adu-Boahene on January 30, 2020, entered into a contract as representative of the Government of Ghana and the National Security on one hand and on the other hand, an Israeli company called RLC Holdings Limited. The contract was for the acquisition of a cyber defense system software for an amount of $7 million.”

“He diverted an initial amount of GH¢27,100,000 from the National Signals Bureau account at Fidelity Bank to a private BNC account at UMB on February 6, 2020. Official documentation according to the transfer showed that the amount was for the compensation of a cyber defense system software. He rather transferred the money to his personal company.”