Adu-Boahene’s GH¢49.1m Trial: Atta Akyea Bombards EOCO Witness With Questions …But Frank Marshal Cromwell Insists BNC Communications Account Unknown To NSB

Former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene's counsel, Samuel Atta Akyea, has completed more than 10 weeks of cross-examination of prosecution's final witness in the GH¢49.1 million cybersecurity case. Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, questioned the basis of some conclusions made by the prosecution in the trial at the High Court in Accra on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

The main focus of the cross-examination was whether Frank Marshal Cromwell, EOCO lead investigator, contacted the National Security Coordinator to confirm the legitimacy of a BNC Communications Bureau Limited account at the United Bank for Africa (UBA/UMB). Mr Cromwell maintained that the NSB was unaware of the account's existence, while Akyea argued that he could not conclude the account was unauthorized without consulting the National Security Coordinator.

The defense also questioned the investigator about a memo (Exhibit AE) containing details of special operations and expenditure involving the disputed funds, which had been addressed to the National Security Coordinator. Cromwell stated that he had not received any response from the coordinator regarding the memo. The defense questioned why EOCO had not obtained operational records for the listed operations, but Cromwell acknowledged that the NSB had not obtained them, yet maintained that the BNC Communications Bureau account was not known to them.