A dramatic twist has emerged in the Economic and Organised Crime Office’s investigation into alleged GH¢55 million financial irregularities, after lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea questioned the agency’s handling of Dennis Miracles Aboagye.
Atta Akyea claims that despite the public attention surrounding the huge sum, EOCO investigators did not question his client about the alleged GH¢55 million during their engagement.
According to him, he was present during the interrogation and the widely reported financial allegation was never raised. His claim has sparked fresh questions about the nature of the investigation and the reasons behind Aboagye’s arrest and detention.
“I was there,” Atta Akyea reportedly stated, insisting that the GH¢55 million issue did not form part of the questioning conducted by investigators.
EOCO had earlier announced that Aboagye, former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation, was being investigated alongside former accountant Gerald Appiah and other unnamed individuals.
The agency said the probe concerns suspected misappropriation, misapplication, diversion and theft of approximately GH¢55 million in public funds. It reportedly began after a petition called for further investigation into a forensic audit covering activities at the Secretariat between August 2022 and February 2025.
However, Atta Akyea’s latest revelation appears to challenge the public impression that the massive financial allegation was the central focus of his client’s interrogation.
Aboagye was arrested upon returning to Ghana through the Kotoka International Airport before being taken into EOCO custody. He was subsequently granted GH¢50 million bail with three sureties, two of whom were required to justify the bond with landed property. His legal team described those conditions as “cruel and oppressive.”
He has since been released after meeting the bail requirements. Aboagye has also denied being questioned over the alleged GH¢55 million and maintained that reports suggesting otherwise do not reflect what occurred during his interactions with EOCO.
EOCO has maintained that its investigation is ongoing and that the recovery of any funds does not automatically conclude the case or clear any person under investigation.
No court has found Aboagye guilty of any offence. Atta Akyea’s claims are therefore expected to intensify public debate over EOCO’s procedures, the proportionality of the bail conditions and the evidence behind the allegations.
