# Ghana ex-NAFCO CEO case: arrest, travel fights, charge‑narr​

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/ghana-ex-nafco-ceo-arrest-dispute
> Updated: 2026-08-05T19:20:03.000Z. Sources: 14. Developments: 8.

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. A further procedural dispute arose on 5 August when defence teams petitioned the Chief Justice to halt criminal hearings scheduled during the judicial vacation, arguing the practice breaches constitutional rights.

These developments run alongside earlier rulings – the 29 July order for full evidence disclosure and the denial of a passport‑travel request for Aludiba’s wife – underscoring the judiciary’s focus on procedural fairness as the case proceeds.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-05: 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.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ghana-high-court-vacation-hearings-for-abdul-wahab-and-adu-boahen-challenged

### 2026-07-29: 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.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ghana-high-court-advances-nafco-corruption-trial-with-evidence-disclosure-order-and-travel-request-d

### 2026-07-22: 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.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ghana-high-court-narrows-charges-against-former-nafco-chief-hana-abdul-wahab

### 2026-07-19: 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,

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ghana-former-food-buffer-chief-hanan-abdul-wahab-wins-court-battle-over-travel-ban

### 2026-07-09: 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

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ghana-ex-nafco-ceo-hanan-aludiba-detained-in-contested-arrest

### 2026-07-07: 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

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ghana-attorney-general-seeks-to-block-travel-of-accused-hanan-aludiba

### 2026-07-05: 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.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ghana-attorney-general-sued-over-alleged-illegal-arrest-of-ex-nafco-ceo

### 2026-07-05: 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

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/former-nafco-ceo-hanan-aludiba-arrested-at-accra-airport-over-frozen-account-attempt

---
Cite as: Ghana ex-NAFCO CEO case: arrest, travel fights, charge‑narr​. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/ghana-ex-nafco-ceo-arrest-dispute