The Attorney-General has alleged that former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company, Hanan Abdul-Wahab, attempted to access funds in bank accounts that remain frozen under court orders by presenting a separate court ruling relating to his landed properties.
According to the Attorney-General, Mr Abdul-Wahab allegedly presented a court order lifting restrictions on certain landed properties as though it also applied to bank accounts that had been frozen as part of ongoing investigations.
The allegation forms part of an affidavit filed in support of an application seeking to overturn an earlier court decision that granted Mr Abdul-Wahab permission to travel outside Ghana for medical treatment.
The affidavit, sworn by EOCO Assistant Staff Officer Radiatu Abdulai, states that two separate freezing orders issued on July 14 and July 28, 2025, placed restrictions on all bank accounts belonging to Mr Abdul-Wahab and his alleged associates.
The Attorney-General’s Office maintains that these freezing orders remain in force and alleges that Mr Abdul-Wahab attempted to withdraw funds from the affected accounts after obtaining permission from the court to travel abroad.
According to the court filing, Mr Abdul-Wahab allegedly presented a court ruling to his bankers in an attempt to convince them that the accounts had been unfrozen.
However, the Attorney-General argues that the ruling in question related only to a separate freezing confirmation order concerning landed properties and had no connection to the frozen bank accounts.
“The said ruling was in respect of the court freezing confirmation order of a completely different set of assets, namely landed properties and not the said bank accounts,” the affidavit stated.
The filing further indicated that bank officials became suspicious of the transaction and subsequently alerted investigators from the Office of the Attorney-General and the Economic and Organised Crime Office.
The Attorney-General contends that the incident raises reasonable suspicion that Mr Abdul-Wahab either breached an existing court order or was preparing to do so by attempting to access frozen assets.
According to the affidavit, the alleged development also raises concerns over whether Mr Abdul-Wahab would comply with the court’s directive requiring him to return to Ghana to continue standing trial.
Mr Abdul-Wahab is currently facing trial alongside another accused person over allegations of stealing and causing financial loss to the state exceeding GHS70 million in the Buffer Stock case.
The application seeking to revoke his travel permission is expected to be heard by the Accra High Court on July 16, 2026.
