… How the case arose The facts accompanying the charge sheet state that Mr Awuah is the Senior Partner of Sarkodie Baffour Awuah & Partners, which was engaged by SIC Life in May 2020 to recover a debt of GH¢6.3 million from Equity Savings and Loans Limited. …
… The facts accompanying the charge sheet state that Mr Awuah is the Senior Partner of Sarkodie Baffour Awuah & Partners, which was engaged by SIC Life in May 2020 to recover a debt of GH¢6.3 million from Equity Savings and Loans Limited. …
… He has pleaded not guilty to the charges which relate to a GH¢3.9 million loan facility SIC Life Savings and Loans granted to Equity Savings and Loans, which the lawyer was later contracted to retrieve as well as the accrued interest. …
… The investigation centres on legal work undertaken for SIC Life Savings and Loans in connection with the recovery of a debt from Equity Savings and Loans. …
… The investigation includes questions surrounding a settlement reached in a matter involving SIC Life Savings and Loans and Equity Savings and Loans, where the amount originally invested by SIC had increased substantially with accrued interest before a settlement was reached. …
… He says the February 10 invitation was addressed to the Senior Partner of his former law firm, Sarkodie Baffour Awuah & Partners, which was engaged by SIC Life to recover about GH¢3.5 million invested with defunct Equity Savings and Loans a debt that had grown to about GH¢14 mill …
A dispute over the Economic and Organised Crime Office’s attempt to arrest Manhyia South Member of Parliament and private legal practitioner Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has unexpectedly brought the troubled Equity Savings and Loans Limited back into the spotlight. …
Thousands of customers of Equity Savings and Loans Limited have been left stranded after widespread reports that their deposits have become inaccessible, following what appears to be the collapse of the institution. …
The Attorney-General has filed three criminal charges against Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah over alleged financial misconduct in his handling of a legal case involving SIC Life Savings & Loans Company Limited. The charges, filed at the High Court's Specialised Jurisdiction Division on October 3, 2026, include conspiracy to commit a crime, intentionally causing financial loss to a public body, and money laundering, relating to allegations that he conspired to dissipate GH¢9.85 million belonging to the company in 2024.
The Attorney-General has filed three criminal charges against Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah over alleged financial misconduct in his handling of a legal case involving SIC Life Savings & Loans Company Limited. The charges, filed at the High Court's Specialised Jurisdiction Division on October 3, 2026, include conspiracy to commit a crime, intentionally causing financial loss to a public body, and money laundering, relating to allegations that he conspired to dissipate GH¢9.85 million belonging to the company in 2024.
The Attorney-General has filed three criminal charges against Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah for allegedly conspiring with SIC Life Savings & Loans' then Managing Director in 2024 to dissipate GH¢9.85 million belonging to the company while acting as the firm's lawyer. The charges include conspiracy to commit a crime, intentionally causing financial loss to a public body, and money laundering.
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, MP for Manhyia South, was released on a GH¢10 million bail after being charged with conspiracy, dissipation of public funds, and intentionally causing financial loss to the state. The charges relate to a GH¢3.9 million loan facility that he was contracted to retrieve.
Suame MP and Legal Counsel to the Minority Caucus John Darko says he has been told he is involved in EOCO's investigation into Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, though he has not yet received an invitation from the agency. He said he will cooperate with EOCO if called and answer questions about the matter.
International corporate lawyer Victoria Bright has cautioned against treating the controversial SIC Life settlement at the centre of EOCO's investigation into Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah as automatically criminal, arguing that unwise commercial decisions involving state entities do not necessarily constitute criminal conduct without evidence of improper authorisation or misconduct.
An Accra High Court has issued a warrant authorizing the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to arrest Member of Parliament for Manhyia South Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah. EOCO told the court it had exhausted reasonable means of securing his voluntary attendance and feared relevant documents could be concealed, altered or destroyed.
A disputed EOCO arrest attempt on Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has reopened scrutiny of Equity Savings and Loans Limited, following his explanation that the investigation relates to legal work his firm performed for SIC Life Savings and Loans in recovering millions of cedis from Equity. EOCO says Baffour Awuah failed to honour two February 2026 invitations; his law firm says another representative appeared before investigators in March and April, providing information and a written statement.
Thousands of customers of Equity Savings and Loans Limited have been unable to access their deposits for months as the institution apparently collapses, with some branches closed or no longer operating. The situation has left depositors unable to meet basic needs, run businesses, or service planned investments, and has raised concerns about stability in Ghana's savings and loans sector.