Details have emerged about the search conducted by the Office of Special Prosecutor at the Abelemkpe home of embattled former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah on July 24, 2023.
Reports from multiple media outlets indicate that the OSP also found $590,000 and GHC2.7million stashed in the house in the house of ex-minister who is a subject of investigation from the OSP and Attorney-General
The former minister’s cedi and dollar accounts have reportedly been frozen by OSP while an investigation is ongoing. According to reports, between July and October of 2022, the former minister of sanitation had millions of dollars stolen from her Abelemkpe residence by her housekeepers. The minister has resigned as a result of the scandal.
It is alleged that 18-year-old Patience Botwe and 30-year-old Sarah Agyei stole $1 million, €300,000, and thousands of Ghana cedis, in addition to clothing and jewels valued at over GH$100,000. Two housekeepers and three other suspects have been sent to a circuit court in Accra to face charges.
On Wednesday, August 2, police prosecutor DSP Emmanuel Nyamekye revealed the new information in court. Five people, including two of the former Minister’s housekeepers, have been arrested on charges of stealing worth one million dollars, 300,000 euros, and thousands of Ghanaian cedis.
The total number of suspects in this case has increased to seven after the arrests of two more people. The remaining six, including the new suspects, remain in police custody. On Wednesday, August 2, police prosecutors in the case of the suspected theft of over a million dollars from the former sanitation minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, did not bring forward the accused suspects.
