The Accra High Court has acquitted and discharged former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene on two charges in the GH¢49.1 million cyber-defence case but ordered him, his wife and their company to open their defence on the remaining charges.
The court also gave Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, three weeks to file their witness statements if they intend to testify in their defence.
The statements must be filed on or before December 4, 2026.
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The ruling followed a submission of no case to answer filed by the defence, led by Samuel Atta Akyea, arguing that the prosecution had failed to establish sufficient evidence to require the accused persons to defend themselves.
The court, however, ordered the accused persons to respond to the remaining charges.
The case, which involves Adu-Boahene, his wife and their company, Advantage Solutions Limited, concerns allegations of financial misconduct surrounding the procurement of a US$7 million cyber-defence system.
The three accused persons are facing 11 charges, including stealing, conspiracy to steal, causing financial loss to the state, using public office for profit, and money laundering. They have all pleaded not guilty.
The prosecution alleges that the accused persons dishonestly diverted GH¢49.1 million earmarked for the procurement of the cyber-defence system, with only US$1.75 million paid to the Israeli supplier, ISC Holdings.
In their no-case submission, the defence challenged the prosecution’s ability to establish that the GH¢49.1 million constituted public property, that the transactions were unauthorised or that the accused persons had acted with criminal intent.
The lawyers also questioned the prosecution’s failure to call key witnesses, including the late National Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh, who signed the disputed cheques.
The prosecution called four witnesses before closing its case, paving the way for the defence to file its no-case submission.
With the court’s latest ruling, Adu-Boahene and his co-accused must now prepare to answer the remaining charges.
The trial has been adjourned to December 10, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. for continuation of proceedings at the defence stage.