'We know where Ken Ofori-Atta lives in the US, but can't just show up to arrest him' – OSP

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has shared details on the prosecuting body’s extradition process sanctioned against the former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta.

According to him, the entire process isn’t simple as it may seem but rather a complex one that may require patience and time to achieve its goal.

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Speaking on the KSM Show on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, Agyebeng stated that neither his office nor the Ghana Armed Forces can simply go to the United States to arrest Ofori-Atta and bring him back to face prosecution even though he certainly knows that the former minister is in the USA.

“… We believe he is in the States and we've always believed that he was there. Indeed, before we put him on the Interpol red notice, we know he left the States on one or two occasions, but we believe he is in the States and, we know the area in which he lives.

“The person lives in the United States, Kissi Agyebeng, Office of the Special Prosecutor and even the Ghana army, can't just go into the US, spring him up and bring him,” he said.

Agyebeng further indicated that the process could face several roadblocks from US authorities, with the president potentially blocking the extradition even if a court agrees for Ofori-Atta to be returned to Ghana.

The OSP clarified that no specific timeline can be set for the return of the former minister.

“… That's why I was joking about it that if he lived in Agbogba he would be with us as we are speaking. But since it is in a foreign country, I cannot put a date on it. And even then, the central authority, in respect of its extradition matters in the US could decide one thing, and the President of the United States can step on it, block it and say no,” he explained.

He added, “So far as he is in the United States of America, we cannot put a date on it that we are bringing him today, or tomorrow… Anyone who talks with certainty that in an extradition process you are going to get the person at all cost, certainly doesn't know what he's about.”

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Meanwhile the OSP says he will by end of November 2025 file charges against Ofori-Atta and five others over their roles in the controversial revenue assurance contracts between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML).

Watch the interview from 32:00 mins below:

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