Also known as: Mr Adu-Boahene · Mr. Adu-Boahene · former National Signals Bureau Director-General · former NSB Director-General · former NSB boss
Former National Signals Bureau Director-General facing trial over alleged GH¢49.1 million cybersecurity procurement fraud, with defence counsel preparing submission of no case to answer.
… The legal team for former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, led by Samuel Atta Akyea, has similarly objected to proceedings continuing during the vacation. …
… However, he said an important distinction must be made when assessing the Chief Justice’s directive concerning cases involving former National Signals Bureau boss Kwabena Adu-Boahene and others. …
… His comments come amid a debate over the Chief Justice’s directive for certain cases, including the trial involving former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and others, to proceed during the legal vacation. …
Lawyer for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, Samuel Atta Akyea, has defended his decision to personally lead his client’s defence. …
Lawyer for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) boss Kwabena Adu-Boahene, Samuel Atta Akyea, has questioned why the Chief Justice has directed that his client’s case and another high-profile criminal case be given expedited hearing. …
Lawyer for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene has criticised the decision to continue his client’s trial during the legal vacation, describing it as a departure from established judicial practice. …
… The party said the affected cases all involve persons associated with the NPP, including former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and former National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) Chief Executive Officer Hanan Abdul-Wahab. …
Private legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has questioned whether the ongoing criminal trial involving former National Signals Bureau Director Kwabena Adu-Boahene can proceed if his defence lawyer is unavailable during the legal vacation. …
Lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea has denied reports that he abandoned the case of former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, dismissing such claims as "wretched and vile propaganda" and attributing them to a dispute over a document the prosecution alleges is fake. Atta Akyea said the document was admitted into evidence without objection and his legal team is preparing a "very solid and credible submission of no case" while challenging the media trial of the matter.
Lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea has denied reports that he abandoned the case of former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, dismissing such claims as "wretched and vile propaganda" and attributing them to a dispute over a document the prosecution alleges is fake. Atta Akyea said the document was admitted into evidence without objection and his legal team is preparing a "very solid and credible submission of no case" while challenging the media trial of the matter.
The Office of the Attorney General has closed its case against former National Signals Bureau Director General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, his wife Angela Adjei-Boateng, and Advantage Solutions Limited, who are accused of stealing GH¢49.1 million in a purported cybersecurity system deal for Ghana. The court has set September 25, 2026 as the deadline for the defence to file a submission of no case to answer, with a ruling on the submission scheduled for November 5, 2026.
Lead counsel for former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene concluded over 10 weeks of cross-examination of the prosecution's final witness in a GH¢49.1 million cybersecurity case at the High Court in Accra. The defence challenged whether a BNC Communications Bureau Limited account at UBA was authorised for national security operations, while the EOCO investigator maintained the account was unknown to the National Signals Bureau.
The State has closed its case against Kwabena Adu-Boahene and two others, charged with stealing, money laundering, and causing financial loss to the Republic over an alleged GH¢49.1 million loss to a state agency. The prosecution alleged Adu-Boahene used "clever means" to take the money and spent it with his wife and company, while the defence contends it was used to purchase a cyber defence system for the agency.
The Accra High Court has directed the defence team for former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene to file a submission of no case to answer by September 25, 2026, after the prosecution closed its case. Lead counsel Samuel Atta Akyea argues that the 14-day period is too short to properly review the prosecution's evidence and prepare a credible submission in the trial involving the alleged unlawful diversion of GH¢49.1 million in state funds.
The Accra High Court has given the defence until September 25 to file a submission of no case to answer in the trial of former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and others, who face charges over the alleged diversion of GH¢49.1 million earmarked for a cybersecurity system. Defence counsel Samuel Atta Akyea has argued that the 14-day period is insufficient to prepare a credible submission.
Samuel Atta Akyea, counsel for former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has criticized the Attorney-General's Office after the prosecution team failed to appear in court to continue cross-examination of a witness. The case was adjourned to September 8, with Atta Akyea saying he was prepared to proceed despite having only a three-hour limit to reduce his prepared questions from 60 to 40.
The Attorney General's Office said its absence from a scheduled cross-examination session in the Cybersecurity software case involving former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene on September 2 was due to circumstances beyond its control, citing a concurrent Supreme Court hearing. The prosecution rejected defence counsel Samuel Atta Akyea's characterization of the absence as abandonment of the case.
Defence counsel Samuel Atta Akyea said he had about 60 questions prepared for the fourth prosecution witness in the Kwabena Adu-Boahene trial but will reduce them to 40 within a three-hour court limit. The Accra High Court granted an additional day for cross-examination and adjourned the trial to September 2, 2026.
The Accra High Court granted the defence counsel for former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene an extra day to cross-examine the fourth prosecution witness, Frank Marshall Cromwell of EOCO, and adjourned the case to September 2, 2026. The cross-examination concerns an investigation into the alleged diversion of GH¢49.1 million in public funds linked to a cybersecurity procurement deal, with the defence disputing the amount as GH¢38.15 million instead.
In the trial of former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene over a $7 million cyber defence system contract, an EOCO investigator testified that the anti-graft agency did not contact ISC Holdings, the Israeli firm contracted to supply the equipment, or the National Security Council to verify whether the system was purchased and delivered.
The trial of former Director-General of National Signals Bureau Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife Angela Adjei-Boateng resumed after the court rejected their lawyer's request to adjourn pending a Supreme Court review. They are charged with allegedly stealing GH¢49.1 million from the state.
Samuel Atta Akyea has appeared as defence counsel for former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife Angela Adjei Boateng in an ongoing Accra High Court trial after raising concerns about the decision to continue the case during the legal vacation. The court had previously directed the accused to secure legal representation or face proceeding without counsel.
The Supreme Court dismissed Ofoase-Ayirebi MP Kojo Oppong Nkrumah's application to stop selected criminal trials during the legal vacation (August–September). Oppong Nkrumah has signalled his legal team will study the ruling before deciding whether to seek a review, noting the judge acknowledged differential treatment of some cases but found it did not violate constitutional provisions.
The Supreme Court has ruled that Ofoase-Ayirebi MP Kojo Oppong Nkrumah did not make a proper case for an injunction to halt criminal trials during the legal vacation, allowing selected court proceedings to continue under administrative warrants issued by the Chief Justice. The substantive constitutional challenge filed by Oppong Nkrumah, which argues the warrants violate the 1992 Constitution, remains pending before the court.
Private legal practitioner Thaddeus Sory has urged lawyers dissatisfied with judicial decisions to pursue established legal procedures rather than turning to the media, public pressure or boycotts. His comments follow controversy over a Chief Justice directive allowing selected High Court judges to sit during the legal vacation, which lawyers representing two defendants have opposed.
Godfred Yeboah Dame, counsel for former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Hamid, says his client cannot be compelled to proceed with trial during legal vacation without legal representation, warning it would set a dangerous precedent. Dame's statement follows a High Court direction to another defendant to secure legal counsel ahead of trial continuation or face self-representation.
Former Attorney General Godfred Dame, representing NAFCO Chief Executive Officer Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has criticised the court's decision to hear proceedings during the legal vacation, arguing there is no emergency or urgency to justify the action and that compelling parties to participate in a trial during vacation goes against judicial practice.
The Accra High Court has suspended the criminal trial of former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, pending a Supreme Court decision on an injunction challenging trials during the judiciary's legal vacation. Defence lawyers have petitioned the Chief Justice, arguing that the directive allowing selected trials to proceed during vacation departs from established practice and is inconsistent with the Constitution.
The Accra High Court has adjourned the trial of former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife to August 25, pending the Supreme Court's determination of an injunction application that seeks to restrain the High Court from hearing the case during legal vacation.
Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah questioned the basis of the Deputy Attorney General's claim that Samuel Atta Akyea had not formally written to the court to explain his absence during legal vacation. Tuah-Yeboah said that under proper practice, a lawyer communicates inability to attend court to the judge through the court's registrar, and questioned how the Deputy AG could know whether the registrar received such a letter.
Former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab told the Accra High Court on Wednesday that his lead counsel, former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame, is unwell and receiving medical attention, explaining the lawyer's absence from proceedings. Dame had previously objected to the court's decision to hear the criminal case during the legal vacation period.
Joy Online publishes a list of 26 vacation judges nationwide and their courts, following controversy over the Chief Justice's selection of cases to be heard during the legal vacation.
The president of the Young Lawyers Forum of the Ghana Bar Association has challenged the position that vacation courts do not conduct trials, saying such a claim contradicts legal practice and the law itself. He argues it is difficult to distinguish between procedural matters and substantive issues during legal vacation, citing summary judgment applications as examples of proceedings that can determine case outcomes.
The Young Lawyers Forum President has defended the Chief Justice's authority to direct that specific cases, including trials, be heard during legal vacation, arguing that the distinction between substantive and procedural matters is not clear-cut and that vacation courts are not limited strictly to interlocutory matters and emergency applications.
Samuel Atta Akyea, lawyer for former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has said the case is too significant for junior lawyers and requires his experience and "gravitas" to navigate what he calls an unprecedented national security matter. He noted that such cases have historically not been subject to open trials since the Gold Coast era.
Samuel Atta Akyea, lawyer for former NSB boss Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has questioned the Chief Justice's directive to fast-track his client's case and another high-profile criminal case, describing it as selective justice while other serious criminal cases remain pending in court.
Samuel Atta Akyea, lawyer for former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has criticised the High Court's decision to continue his client's trial during the legal vacation, calling it an "aberration" of established judicial traditions, though he acknowledged the judge has the authority to order the proceedings to continue.
The New Patriotic Party has accused Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie of exhibiting partisan disposition and facilitating selective justice by issuing special warrants for two High Court judges to conduct substantive criminal trials during the legal vacation. The party questioned why only these two courts were authorised to conduct full criminal trials when the affected cases involve persons associated with the NPP, arguing the decision amounted to unequal treatment.
Legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has questioned whether the criminal trial of former National Signals Bureau Director Kwabena Adu-Boahene can continue if his defence lawyer is unavailable during the legal vacation. Adu-Boahene's lead counsel Samuel Atta Akyea stayed away from court on Tuesday, citing the traditional right of lawyers to rest during vacation.