The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has dismissed reports suggesting that its officers ransacked a property belonging to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
In a news release dated November 9, 2026, EOCO explained that its officers, together with officials from the Lands Commission, visited the property in Tema to undertake preliminary work towards its professional valuation.
According to the Office, the property had earlier been frozen by EOCO, with the action subsequently confirmed by a court last year.
EOCO said the visit was part of the due process required to facilitate the valuation exercise by the Lands Commission.
“As part of due process, EOCO and Lands Commission officials were at the property to pick the coordinates and measurements to enable Lands Commission to conduct a professional valuation,” the statement said.
The Office further clarified that the exercise was brief and did not involve any disturbance or incident.
“The activity was completed in less than 10 minutes without any incident,” EOCO stated.
It said the exercise had been wrongly characterised in some media publications as a ransacking of Chairman Wontumi’s house.
“This is what has been characterised as ransacking of Wontumi’s house,” the statement added.
EOCO urged the public to disregard reports circulating in the media about the exercise, describing them as false publications.
“EOCO urges the general public to disregard false publication circulating within the media space about the said activity,” the statement said.
The release was signed by the Head of Corporate Affairs and Public Education on behalf of the Executive Director.
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