Adu-Boahene Trial: Atta Akyea calls GH¢49.1m case ‘bogus’

Samuel Atta Akyea, the lawyer for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) boss Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has strongly criticised the state's case against his client, describing it as "bogus"

In a video sighted by GhanaWeb on July 29, 2026, Atta Akyea said he is very confident that his client will not be found guilty.

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He argued that the allegations are based on a misunderstanding of how national security funds work, rather than on any real evidence of wrongdoing.

"There is nothing in Adu-Boahene's case that anybody has invented. Everything we are saying is fact-based," he stated.

Atta Akyea explained that all the transactions in question are backed by official documents and that his client has not done anything dishonest.

This, he said, is why he believes the case has no substance.

The lawyer also questioned why the matter was even taken to court.

He argued that it should have been handled internally by the national security system, not through a criminal trial.

"I don't see how these matters will not go into their internal processes in accordance with law for them to treat it as an internal matter," he stated.

According to Atta Akyea, the prosecution does not fully understand how operational funds are managed in the security sector.

He suggested that officials are looking at normal financial transactions and wrongly interpreting them as theft.

"They'll see that, in fact, the man has not stolen money... because somebody does not even understand operational funds. He doesn't understand it. It's sad," he added.

He expressed frustration that the whole national security system has been dragged into the spotlight over what he views as a weak case.

"It's a very bogus case, to say the least. And I'm even ashamed that the whole national security is on trial," he said.

Atta Akyea said he remains optimistic, although he noted that unexpected "undercurrents" could always change things.

It can't end up as Wontumi's unless there might be undercurrents that we don't know. It can never be," he added.

Adu-Boahene has been accused of stealing GH¢49.1 million from the state in connection with a cybersecurity system purchase.

The prosecution says that in 2018, Adu-Boahene and his wife set up a private company with a name similar to the state agency he worked for. They claim this was done to make a bank account look like an official government account.

The accused faces 11 charges, including conspiracy, stealing, using public office for profit, money laundering, and causing financial loss to the state.

See the video below:

🇬🇭 “Adu Boahen will not end up like Chairman Wontumi. It is a bogus case.”

— Lawyer Atta Akyea pic.twitter.com/oeaZLzWrO7

— TheeNewsRoom (@TheeNewsRoom) July 29, 2026