The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dominic Ayine, has announced the arrest of Kwabena Adu Boahene, the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), in relation to a contentious $7 million contract for a cyber defense system that was allegedly redirected into his personal account.
This information was disclosed during a press conference held on Monday, March 24, where the Attorney-General elaborated on the details of the case.
Mr. Ayine indicated that the arrest was associated with purported financial improprieties concerning the misappropriation of public funds designated for the acquisition of cybersecurity infrastructure.
He stated that the contract, valued at $7 million, aimed to enhance Ghana’s capacity to identify, prevent, and address cyber threats, data breaches, and digital espionage.
Despite the project’s critical significance, the Attorney-General revealed that Kwabena Adu Boahene was involved in unauthorized financial activities, misdirecting funds intended for the cyber defense initiative.
“In his role as Director of the National Signals Bureau, Mr. Adu-Boahene signed a contract on January 30, 2020, on behalf of the Government of Ghana and the National Security, with an Israeli firm named RLC Holdings Limited. This contract was for the acquisition of cyber defense system software at a cost of $7 million.
“Subsequently, on February 6, 2020, he transferred an initial sum of GH¢27,100,000 from the National Signals Bureau account at Fidelity Bank to a private BNC account at UMB. Official records of the transfer indicate that the funds were intended for the payment of the cyber defense system software, which he redirected to his private company.”
