Signals case: Prosecution Witness not aware of theft or missing GH¢49m

The trial of Kwabena Adu Boahene took a fresh turn on Wednesday after the prosecution’s second witness told the court she was unaware of any missing GH¢49.1 million within the National Security system.

The witness, Ruby Edith Adumuah, who heads finance at the National Signals Bureau, made the statement during cross-examination as proceedings continued in the case involving Adu Boahene and others.

She told the court that, in her role within the national security structure, she had not detected any theft or financial loss involving the amount in question.

According to her, she had also not made any report about such a loss to her superiors, the Attorney-General, EOCO, the Auditor-General or the police.

She said it would have been her responsibility to report any such irregularity had one come to her attention.

The witness further stated that she was not aware of any complaint, management query or adverse finding from within the national security establishment suggesting that GH¢49.1 million had gone missing.

Her evidence adds to earlier testimony in which she indicated that financial pressure within the security apparatus had led Adu Boahene to arrange and pre-finance payments to suppliers.

Under questioning by defence lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea, she said there was a point at which the institution’s balance had fallen to just GH¢11,000, creating difficulties in meeting obligations to Ability Computers and Software Industries Limited of Israel.

Adu Boahene, who is on trial with his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, faces several charges, including stealing, money laundering and causing financial loss to the state, in connection with the alleged cybersecurity contract scandal.

After the court sitting, Mr Atta Akyea told journalists that the evidence coming from the prosecution’s own witness supported the defence position.

He said the witness was simply stating the facts and argued that the admissions made in court strengthened the defence case.

The latest testimony appears to sit uneasily with earlier public claims by Attorney-General Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, who alleged that Adu Boahene moved GH¢49.1 million from a Bureau of National Communications account into a private company account linked to himself and his wife.

But previous hearings, according to the defence, showed that the funds were released through cheques signed by the National Security Coordinator and drawn on the Coordinator’s Account–NSC at Fidelity Bank for special operations.

The defence says that sequence of transactions weakens any suggestion that the accused acted alone.

The case has been adjourned to 9 April 2026.