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Ghana ex-NAFCO CEO case: arrest, travel fights, and trial st

Overview

The fraud trial of former National Food Buffer Stock Company chief Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba has entered a new phase. On 4 July 2026 he was detained at Kotoka International Airport despite a High Court order that had permitted travel to the United Kingdom for specialist medical treatment. His lawyers filed contempt proceedings, alleging the arrest breached the court’s ruling and that no valid freeze on his bank accounts existed. The Attorney-General subsequently applied to set aside the travel permission, citing an alleged attempt by Aludiba to use a court order to withdraw money from a frozen Republic Bank account. The High Court struck out an ex-parte application to compel the Bureau of National Investigations to produce him on 9 July, and on 19 July prosecutors withdrew the motion to cancel the travel order, noting that the original order had expired on 12 July, effectively clearing Aludiba to travel. On 22 July the court narrowed the charge sheet, ordering amendment of only Counts 9 and 14 while retaining 20 counts alleging a loss of about GH¢50 million. On 29 July, Justice Francis A. Achibonga ordered the Attorney-General to disclose all relevant documents to ensure a fair trial regarding charges of theft, fraud, and money laundering. In a separate ruling that day, the court denied a request by Aludiba’s wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, to travel abroad for medical treatment, ruling that the necessary care could be obtained in Ghana. A procedural dispute emerged in August regarding the legality of conducting substantive criminal trials during the judicial vacation. Defence teams petitioned the Chief Justice, arguing that vacation courts should only handle motions. On 17 August, the Accra High Court adjourned Aludiba’s trial until 25 August, pending a Supreme Court ruling on an injunction challenging the legality of these vacation-period hearings.

Entities

Faiza Seidu Wuni · Francis Achibonga · Hanan Abdul-Wahab · Office of the Attorney‑General · Supreme Court of Ghana

Timeline

  1. 28 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Former NAFCO CEO trial adjourned amid defense health claims

    The trial of former NAFCO CEO Hannan Abdul-Wahab and Faiza Seidu Wuni has been adjourned after the defense requested delays due to lawyer health concerns, which the Deputy Attorney General challenged.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 8 sources
    Accra High Court adjourns high-profile trials pending Supreme Court ruling

    The Accra High Court has suspended trials for former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab and former Signals Bureau Director Kwabena Adu-Boahene pending a Supreme Court ruling on trials held during legal vacations.

  3. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Ghana High Court vacation hearings for Abdul-Wahab and Adu-Boahen challenged

    Ghana lawyers for Hanan Abdul‑Wahab and Kwabena Adu‑Boahen petitioned Chief Justice Francis Achibonga to stop criminal trials slated for the judicial vacation, citing constitutional and procedural violations.

  4. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Ghana High Court Advances NAFCO Corruption Trial with Evidence Disclosure Order and Travel Request Denial

    Ghana's High Court ordered the Attorney‑General to disclose evidence in the NAFCO fraud trial and denied a wife's request to travel abroad with her son for medical care.

  5. 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Ghana High Court narrows charges against former NAFCO chief Hana Abdul-Wahab

    Ghana’s Accra High Court limited, but did not dismiss, fraud charges against former NAFCO chief Hana Abdul‑Wahab, ordering amendment of two counts while the case proceeds on 20 alleged losses of about GH¢50 m.

  6. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Ghana former food buffer chief Hanan Abdul-Wahab wins court battle over travel ban

    Ghana's former food buffer chief Hanan Abdul‑Wahab had a travel‑ban case withdrawn after the court said the order had expired, and he has petitioned the Attorney‑General alleging harassment, unlawful detention,

  7. 3 months ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Ghana ex-NAFCO CEO Hanan Aludiba detained in contested arrest

    Former NAFCO CEO Hanan Aludiba was arrested in Ghana on July 4, accused of trying to withdraw funds from a frozen account; his lawyers deny the claims, contest a revoked travel order, and the High Court struck

  8. 3 months ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Ghana Attorney General seeks to block travel of accused Hanan Aludiba

    Ghana’s Attorney General has applied to the High Court to overturn a travel order for Hanan Abdul‑Wahab Aludiba, the first accused in the Buffer Stock case, citing alleged attempts to access frozen funds before

  9. 3 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Ghana Attorney-General sued over alleged illegal arrest of ex-NAFCO CEO

    Ghana lawyers allege the Attorney‑General violated a High Court travel order by arresting ex‑NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul‑Wahab, and plan contempt proceedings over the alleged unlawful action.

  10. 3 months ago

    [POLITICS] 7 sources
    Former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba arrested at Accra airport

    Former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul‑Wahab Aludiba was arrested at Accra airport over an alleged attempt to withdraw money from a frozen Republic Bank account; the Attorney‑General seeks to review his travel order, and

Sources

adomonline.com · asaaseradio.com · dailyguidenetwork.com · ghanaguardian.com · ghanaiantimes.com.gh · ghanamma.com · ghananewspage.com · gharticles.com · isolavirtuale.it · myjoyonline.com · mynewsgh.com · shinemegh.com · starrfm.com.gh · theghanareport.com · thevaultznews.com · thevoicenewsmagazine.com

This summary has been updated 3 times: see revision history