The Accra High Court has ordered the freezing of five bank accounts and four landed properties linked to former government official Dennis “Miracles” Aboagye as the Economic and Organised Crime Office intensifies its investigation into alleged financial irregularities involving approximately GH¢55 million.
The preservation order, issued on Monday, August 3, 2026, prevents transactions from being conducted through the affected accounts. It also blocks the identified properties from being sold, transferred, mortgaged or otherwise disposed of until the court issues further directions.
The dramatic court intervention forms part of an ongoing investigation into financial and procurement activities at the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation, where Aboagye previously served as Executive Secretary.
EOCO began investigating after receiving a petition concerning findings from a forensic audit covering the Secretariat’s operations between August 1, 2022, and February 2, 2025. The anti-graft agency said the probe concerns suspected misappropriation, diversion and theft of public funds estimated at GH¢55 million.
Investigators are examining whether procurement regulations and public financial-management procedures were properly followed during the period under review. Allegations being investigated include conspiracy to steal, stealing, using public office for profit, causing financial loss to the state, defrauding by false pretences and money laundering.
Aboagye was arrested in July after returning to Ghana and was subsequently granted bail of GH¢50 million with three sureties. He was later released after satisfying the conditions.
The former New Patriotic Party spokesperson has denied wrongdoing and maintains that he committed no offence while serving at the Secretariat.
The freezing order does not amount to a conviction or a finding of guilt. Its purpose is to preserve the assets while EOCO continues gathering evidence and determining whether criminal charges should be pursued.
The investigation remains active, with attention now focused on whether EOCO’s findings will lead to formal prosecution. Aboagye remains presumed innocent unless proven guilty by a court.
