General News of 2026-09-23
Ghanaian pastor on the run after allegedly turning church into counterfeit currency printing hub
A pastor, Rev Emmanuel Boakye-Danquah, is wanted by security authorities in connection with an alleged counterfeit currency operation uncovered at a religious facility in Klagon in the Greater Accra Region.
The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) named Rev Boakye-Danquah as being at large following a June 29 operation in which security agencies allegedly discovered a counterfeit currency production and storage facility within the premises of a religious organisation.
According to the NSCS, investigators initially raided an office facility at Lashibi and Klagon, where five suspects were arrested and printing equipment was recovered.
Follow-up intelligence subsequently led security operatives to the headquarters of the religious facility at Klagon, where administrative offices and residential quarters were allegedly being used for the production and storage of counterfeit currency.
The operation resulted in the seizure of a printing machine and two operational vehicles.
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Security agencies also reportedly recovered large quantities of counterfeit currency coupons, including US$5,287,900, CFA 623,530,000 and GH¢7,129,000, which the NSCS said were intended for further printing.
The NSCS identified Rev Emmanuel Boakye-Danquah as one of the suspects connected to the facility and said he remains at large.
The pastor is being sought as part of a wider investigation into alleged criminal networks involved in the large-scale printing, possession and distribution of counterfeit Ghanaian and foreign currencies.
The NSCS said intelligence gathered during the nationwide crackdown indicated that some of the syndicates allegedly exploited churches and administrative premises of religious organisations as cover for their activities.
The agency said such premises allegedly provided a level of concealment for printing equipment and counterfeit materials while reducing suspicion around activities taking place there.
The crackdown, conducted between June 12 and July 24, 2026, involved six coordinated raids across the Greater Accra Region and surrounding districts.
The operations resulted in the arrest of 16 suspects and the seizure of four counterfeit currency printing machines, six vehicles and two motorcycles.
The NSCS said the investigations had been completed and case dockets submitted to the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice, with prosecution proceedings ongoing at the Accra High Court, General Jurisdiction.
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