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The High Court in Accra has dismissed an application filed by lawyers for former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu Boahen, seeking to suspend his ongoing criminal trial pending the outcome of an appeal.
Mr. Adu Boahen’s legal team had requested that proceedings be stayed until the Court of Appeal rules on their challenge to an earlier decision that partially dismissed a request for further disclosures on behalf of the first and second accused persons.
Meanwhile, the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has withdrawn prosecution against Mildred Donkor, the third accused in the GHS49 million theft case involving Mr. Adu Boahen and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng.
According to a notice filed at the High Court on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, Ms. Donkor was formally discharged under Section 59 of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30). Her release follows her decision to serve as a prosecution witness in the case.
Her testimony is expected to clarify details surrounding the alleged misappropriation of state funds involving the accused persons and their company, Advantage Solutions Limited.
During earlier proceedings, Ms. Donkor caused a stir when she dismissed her lawyer in open court on July 18, moments before the prosecution was set to call its first witness, stating, “I wish to take a separate lawyer, please.”
In her witness statement, she revealed that her association with the accused dates back to their time at the Cedar Mountain Assemblies of God Church in East Legon. She explained that she became a director of Advantage Solutions Limited at the request of Mr. Adu Boahen, but her role was largely nominal. “Although I was listed as a director, I had no decision-making power and only acted on instructions from Mr. Adu-Boahen and Madam Adjei-Boateng,” she stated.
With her discharge, the prosecution is expected to rely heavily on her testimony to strengthen its case against the remaining accused persons as the high-profile trial continues before the Accra High Court.
According to case records, Mr. Adu Boahen, in his capacity as Director of the National Signals Bureau, signed a $7 million contract with Israeli company ISC Holdings Limited for the provision of cybersecurity equipment. Investigations revealed that GHC 49.1 million, equivalent to the contract amount, was transferred from the Bureau’s accounts to those of a private company named BNC Communications Bureau, allegedly created by Mr. Adu Boahen.
No cybersecurity equipment, however, was ever received by the Bureau. It is alleged that the funds were instead used to purchase properties in Accra, Kumasi, London, and a fleet of luxury vehicles.
