The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for a review of the bail conditions of the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Abdul Hannan Wahab and his wife. “Mr Wahab must be released on terms that uphold both his dignity and the principles of justice,” it said. It […]
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) after successfully meeting his bail conditions. The General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua, confirmed his release on the evening of Monday, June […]
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) minority in Parliament has strongly condemned the circumstances surrounding the arrest and bail conditions of the party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi. Speaking to JoyNews‘ Kwaku Asante at the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) headquarters in Accra, the Minority leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, described the […]
The Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Justice Srem-Sai, has broken his silence on the controversial detention of Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, revealing that the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is under investigation for alleged serious criminal offences, including fraud, causing financial loss to the state, […]
The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested four people allegedly involved in a “sophisticated mobile money and sim swap fraud scheme.” EOCO has put the four accused, including a female, before an Accra Circuit Court for their actions, which have led to the loss of GHC113,947.57 cedis belonging to one of Ghana’s largest […]
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has launched a manhunt for a Lebanese described as a member of an international organised criminal syndicate that defrauds people. Naji Khalil has been on the wanted list of EOCO since June 2022, after he was jailed for five years in absentia for fraud by an Accra Circuit […]
Ghana lost a total of $1.1 billion through unaccounted gold exports between 2019 and 2021, investigations by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) have revealed. The Head of Organised Crime and member of the Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) Unit at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning¸ Abdulai Bashiru Dapilah, said the defaulting companies […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cautioned the public against dealing with cryptocurrency exchange platform, “BitCash Currency Exchange” which claims to have approval from the central bank. According to the BoG, it has not licensed such an entity or any other cryptocurrency exchange platform. A statement dated March 8 and signed by the Secretary, Sandra […]
A former Director-General of the Police Professional and Standards Bureau (PPSB), Commissioner of Police (COP) Mrs Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has been appointed Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO). A certified fraud examiner, COP Addo-Danquah replaces Steve Raymond Dapaa-Addo, who was appointed Director-General of EOCO on July 9, 2021. A letter […]
Commissioner of Police (COP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, Director-General, Police Professional and Standards Bureau (PPSB) of the Service has been released to the Presidency for a new appointment. GraphicOnline gathers that COP Addo-Danquah has been released to the Presidency, specifically, Chief of Staff, Office of the President for re-assignment. The Police Service in a letter dated […]
Steve Raymond Dapaa-Addo Esq. has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) effective July 9, 2021. Mr Dapaa-Addo practised in Ghana as a State Attorney and in Nigeria, where he worked with the Rivers State Ministry of Justice and rose to the position of Director of Civil Litigation, […]
It has emerged that indeed, embattled Chief Executive Officer of Ideal Finance, Nii Kotei Dzani was arrested by officials of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) and officers from the Ghana Police Service. The confirmation comes from no mean a source, than the EOCO Boss himself, Mr. Adu Poku, after Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani […]
