A-G accuses Hanan Abdul-Wahab of using property order to access frozen bank accounts
The allegation is contained in an affidavit filed in support of an application asking the Accra High Court to revoke an earlier order that allowed Mr Abdul-Wahab to travel outside the country.
The Attorney-General has accused former National Food Buffer Stock Company Chief Executive Officer, Hanan Abdul-Wahab, of attempting to use a court ruling on landed properties to access frozen bank accounts.
The allegation is contained in an affidavit filed in support of an application asking the Accra High Court to revoke an earlier order that allowed Mr Abdul-Wahab to travel outside the country.
The affidavit was sworn by EOCO Assistant Staff Officer Radiatu Abdulai.
According to the filing, two separate freezing orders issued on July 14, 2025, and July 28, 2025, remain in force over bank accounts belonging to Mr Abdul-Wahab and his alleged accomplices.
The Attorney-General says despite those orders, Mr Abdul-Wahab allegedly attempted to withdraw money from the affected accounts after securing the court’s permission to travel.
The State alleges that he presented a court ruling to his bankers in a manner that suggested the frozen bank accounts had been released.
However, the Attorney-General argues that the ruling he relied on did not concern the bank accounts.
According to the affidavit, the ruling related only to a freezing confirmation order covering a different set of assets, namely landed properties.
“The said ruling was in respect of the court freezing confirmation order of a completely different set of assets, namely, landed properties and not the said bank accounts,” the affidavit states.
The Attorney-General, Dr Dominic Ayine, contends that Mr Abdul-Wahab’s conduct raised suspicion that he had either breached an existing freezing order or was about to commit an offence by attempting to do so.
The filing further states that bank officials became suspicious and alerted the Office of the Attorney-General and investigators from the Economic and Organised Crime Office.
The State says the development also raises concerns about whether Mr Abdul-Wahab will comply with the court’s order requiring him to return to Ghana to stand trial if he is allowed to travel.
It is on that basis that the Attorney-General is asking the High Court to cancel the travel permission earlier granted to him.
Mr Abdul-Wahab is standing trial over allegations of stealing and causing financial loss to the state in excess of GH¢70 million.
The application to revoke his leave to travel is expected to be heard by the Accra High Court on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 9 a.m.
