{
  "id": 3914822,
  "title": "EOCO did not contact Israeli firm over $7m cyber defence contract – Witness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/eoco-did-not-contact-israeli-firm-over-7m-cyber-defence-contract",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T07:12:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/eoco-did-not-contact-israeli-firm-over-7m-cyber-defence-contract-witness/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A witness at the trial of former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene testified that EOCO did not contact the Israeli firm ISC Holdings regarding the $7 million cyber defence contract. Adu-Boahene and two others face charges of embezzlement and financial misconduct related to the un-delivered system.",
  "summary": "A witness in the ongoing trial of former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, on Wednesday told the Accra High Court that the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) did not contact ISC Holdings, the Israeli company contracted to supply the cyber security equipment, at the centre of the case. Mr Adu-Boahene … The post EOCO did not contact Israeli firm…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The testimony suggests that EOCO's lack of engagement with the Israeli firm may undermine the case against the accused in the cyber defence contract embezzlement trial.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}