{
  "id": 19197389,
  "title": "EOCO denies ransacking Chairman Wontumi’s Tema property, says visit was for valuation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/eoco-denies-ransacking-chairman-wontumis-tema-property-says-visit-was",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-09T18:52:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/eoco-denies-ransacking-chairman-wontumis-tema-property-says-visit-was-for-valuation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has refuted allegations that its officers conducted a raid on the property of Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, in Tema. The Office clarified that its representatives, along with officials from the Lands Commission, visited the site on Monday, November 9, 2026, to gather information for a professional valuation of the residence. EOCO stated in a press release that the property had been frozen by the Office and affirmed by a court decision issued last year. The visit, which lasted less than ten minutes, was part of the standard protocol to enable the Lands Commission to carry out an official assessment of the property's value. EOCO dismissed the reports characterizing the visit as a ransacking, urging the public not to accept such false narratives.",
  "summary": "The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has dismissed reports that its officers ransacked a property belonging to former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi. According to the Office, its officials, together with officers from the Lands Commission, visited the property in Tema on Monday, November […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "EOCO says visit to Wontumi’s property was for valuation, not a raid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/eoco-says-visit-to-wontumis-property-was-for-valuation-not-a-raid",
        "published": "2026-11-09T18:17:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Our team went there to conduct valuation exercise - EOCO denies ransacking Wontumi's Tema home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/our-team-went-there-to-conduct-valuation-exercise-eoco-denies",
        "published": "2026-11-09T18:55:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}