CCTV photographs have emerged displaying a gaggle of males wearing navy uniform who raided the residence of former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta.
Eyewitness accounts reveal that about 12 unidentified males—one in a police uniform, 4 in navy apparel, and the remainder in civilian clothes—stormed the previous minister’s residence at Cantonments in Accra within the early hours of Tuesday, 11 February 2025.
The incident occurred within the absence of Mr Ofori-Atta, who’s presently receiving medical therapy in the USA.
The pictures, shared on social media, present one of many males in civilian apparel bearing a putting resemblance to businessman Richard Jakpa, whereas the others stay unidentified.
Earlier, hypothesis was rife that the raid had been sanctioned by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Nevertheless, Particular Prosecutor, Lawyer Kissi Agyebeng, denied the declare throughout a press convention on Wednesday, 12 February.
Reacting to the alleged raid, Mr Agyebeng denied any involvement by the OSP, suggesting that the incident could have been staged:
We’ve our distinctive strategies of conducting searches, and we’ve got distinct insignia figuring out ourselves—not simply by stating that we’re from the OSP.
Our intelligence leads us to imagine that the purported raid on Mr Ofori-Atta’s residence was both staged or, at greatest, an act by impostors making an attempt to discredit the OSP and derail the investigation. us very effectively. The OSP isn’t deterred by such occurrences, and investigations will proceed as prescribed by legislation.
In the meantime, the OSP has declared former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta wanted for corruption and corruption-related offences linked to a number of questionable offers through the administration of former President Nana Akufo-Addo.
The OSP has accused Mr Ofori-Atta of inflicting monetary loss to the state in 5 high-profile instances, together with the controversial Nationwide Cathedral challenge, the ambulance spare components deal, the GRA-SML contract, and the termination of a distribution loss discount and related community enchancment challenge contract between the ECG and Beijing Know-how.
