NSB trial: Bank records reflected GH¢1.7m, GH¢402,000 transfers to Adu-Boahene — Witness

The third prosecution witness in the trial involving former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has confirmed before the Accra High Court that transactions captured in the prosecution exhibits were reflected in the bank statement of the first accused person.

The witness, a former Relationship Officer of Fidelity Bank, made the confirmation during the continuation of her cross-examination by counsel for the accused persons, Samuel Atta-Akyea, in court yesterday.

The witness had earlier testified for the prosecution and identified account opening packages, bank statements and transaction records linked to the accused persons and some companies before the court.

The defence counsel referred the witness to Exhibit 15, a document containing transaction records.

GH¢1.7 million transfer

Counsel asked the witness to look at a transaction dated July 9, 2018, involving an outward transfer of GH¢1.7 million in favour of the first accused person (A1), Kwabena Adu-Boahene.

“Per the document given to me, I see a 1.7 million transfer,” the witness answered.

When counsel further asked whether the transfer was in favour of A1, the witness replied: “Per the document given me, it has been written, it is a transfer in favour of A1.”

The witness also confirmed another transaction dated December 3, 2018, involving GH¢402,000.

“Yes, my Lord. Per the document given to me, I can see a GH¢402,000 transaction there,” she said.

Defence counsel subsequently suggested to the witness that the transactions captured in Exhibit 15 were reflected in Exhibit 7, which is the bank statement of the first accused person already tendered before the court.

The witness initially explained that the transfers were done based on instructions and that the statements had been generated by the bank.

However, after an objection by the prosecution was overruled, the witness answered in the affirmative.

“Yes, my Lord,” she said.

The witness subsequently confirmed that page 82 of Exhibit 7 reflected a GH¢1.7 million credit transaction dated July 9, 2018.

She also confirmed that page 107 of the exhibit reflected another credit transaction involving GH¢402,000.

Outward transfers

The witness further confirmed that the same pages of Exhibit 7 reflected outward transfers to Fidelity Bank in favour of the Director of the Bureau of National Communications.

According to her, page 82 reflected an outward transfer of GH¢1.65 million.

“Yes, my Lord. I can see GH¢1,650,000 per the document given me,” she stated.

The witness also confirmed another outward transfer of GH¢400,000 captured on page 107 of the statement.

“I see a GH¢400,000 transfer out per the document given me,” she added.

The prosecution, led by Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, objected to a question by defence counsel relating to the witness’s interpretation of entries in the documents before the court.

The prosecution argued that the documents were already in evidence and that the witness was being invited to interpret their contents.

The court, presided over by Justice Francis Apangabuno Achibonga, held that defence counsel was entitled to test the credibility of the witness regarding her reading of the documents.

The court further said that whether there had been any omission or addition arising out of the witness’s reading of the entries would ultimately be determined by the court.

The case was adjourned to today, May 26, 2026, for the continuation of cross-examination.