Former National Signals Bureau Chief Sends Memo from EOCO Cells Detailing Use of Alleged Stolen Funds for Security Operations

Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, who has been charged with theft alongside three others—including his wife—has sent a confidential memo to the current National Security Coordinator, detailing how some of the alleged stolen funds were used for national security operations.

The memo, dated May 5, 2025, was transmitted from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) cells through his lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea. In it, Adu-Boahene warns that he may be forced to reveal sensitive details regarding “special operations, activities, and funding” related to national security.

Attached to the memo is a summary table outlining expenditures on special operations. This includes alleged payments made to Members of Parliament on the Subsidiary Legislation Committee and the Defence and Interior Committee to facilitate the passage of the National Signals Bureau Act in 2020.

The memo and a cover letter from Atta Akyea have since been leaked and circulated on social media.

Co-accused in the case are Angela Adjei Boateng, Mildred Donkor, and Advantage Solutions Limited. Charges against them were filed by the Attorney General on April 30, 2025.

In the leaked letter dated May 6, 2025, Atta Akyea states that the prosecution of his client raises serious national security implications and may contravene provisions of the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, 2020 (Act 1030) and the National Signals Bureau Act, 2020 (Act 1040).

The lawyer urged the National Security Coordinator to approach the matter with professionalism and consider the sensitive context surrounding the charges.