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Adu-Boahene trial: AG drops charges against co-accused as she turns prosecution witness

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In a dramatic turn in the ongoing National Signals Bureau (NSB) corruption trial, the Attorney General (AG), Dr. Dominic Ayine, has withdrawn all charges against one of the accused persons, Mildred Donkor, after she agreed to testify for the prosecution.

A notice filed at the High Court in Accra on October 15, 2025, and signed by Deputy Attorney General Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, confirmed that Ms. Donkor, the third accused, has been formally discharged under Section 59 of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30).

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“The prosecution hereby withdraws all charges against Mildred Donkor,” the notice read, paving the way for her to serve as a key witness in the high-profile case.

Ms. Donkor is now expected to testify against Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the former Director General of the National Signals Bureau (1st Accused), Angela Adjei Boateng (2nd Accused), and Advantage Solutions Limited (4th Accused) — all facing charges related to alleged financial malfeasance and abuse of office.

In her detailed witness statement, Ms. Donkor recounted her long association with the two main accused, whom she met through the Cedar Mountain Assemblies of God Church in East Legon.

She revealed that Mr. Adu-Boahene recruited her as a nominal director of Advantage Solutions Limited merely to satisfy company registration requirements, insisting she had no decision-making authority.

“I took no major decisions – whether financial, operational or strategic – on my own. I followed the instructions of A1 and A2,” she stated.

Ms. Donkor told investigators that she frequently withdrew large cash sums — ranging from GH¢2,000 to GH¢1 million — from company accounts using pre-signed cheque books provided by the accused. The withdrawn funds, she said, were routinely delivered to Mr. Adu-Boahene, Madam Adjei Boateng, or Mr. Adu-Boahene’s mother, Madam Margaret Aba Donkor.

She also disclosed a notable transaction on April 29, 2020, in which she was instructed to transfer GH¢2.5 million from BNC Communications Bureau Limited to I-ZAR Limited, a firm owned by Rashida Saani.

Ms. Donkor clarified that she was never officially employed by Advantage Solutions Limited and had no written contract, adding that all her actions were based on ad hoc instructions from the two principal accused persons.

Her testimony is expected to become a pivotal moment in the prosecution’s case, potentially reshaping the trajectory of one of the country’s most closely watched corruption trials.

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