The Special Prosecutors’ Office has publicly stated that it has not disclosed any information regarding former sanitation minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah’s frozen bank accounts.
According to media reports, OSP has discovered an account of $5 million, GH¢48 million, in Cecilia Dapaah’s Prudential Bank accounts and 700,000 cedis in cash and 1 million cedis in investments in her Societe General account.
Reports from multiple media outlets also indicate that the OSP also found $590,000 and GHC2.7 million stashed in the house of the ex-minister, who is a subject of investigation by the OSP and Auditor-General.
The OSP has issued a statement through their official Twitter account, asking the public to disregard reports that it had leaked Cecilia Abena Dapaah’s bank balances.
“The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has not disclosed or revealed any information or details in respect of the bank accounts of Cecilia Abena Dapaah, which are under a frozen order issued by the Special Prosecutor.”
“The OSP urges the public to disregard media accounts on purported bank balances reported to have been disclosed by the OSP,” the statement reads.
OSP reportedly has frozen the former minister’s cedi and dollar accounts while an investigation is ongoing. The former minister of sanitation reportedly had millions of dollars stolen from her Abelemkpe residence by her housekeepers between July and October of 2022. The scandal led to the minister’s resignation.
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. 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.
