The Accra High Court, presided over by Judge Francis Apangabuno Achibonga, has admitted six caution statements made to the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) by Mildred Donkor, the Attorney-General’s third prosecution witness in the ongoing trial involving an alleged GH¢49 million loss to the National Signals Bureau (NSB).
The statements tendered during proceedings on Thursday, May 7, 2026, were admitted as Exhibits 13, 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, and 13E without objection from the prosecution.
The Court confirmed that the statements had been made during investigations in which Ms. Donkor was previously arrested, detained, granted bail, and charged by EOCO with conspiracy to steal and money laundering in relation to the case currently before the Court, Republic v. Kwabena Adu-Boahene and two others.
Ms. Donkor came under cross-examination by defence counsel Samuel Atta Akyea as proceedings centered on disputed financial transactions, banking instructions, and alleged withdrawals purportedly linked to the accused persons.
During cross-examination, Atta Akyea questioned the witness about whether she had told EOCO the truth in all six caution statements submitted during the investigation.
She responded in the affirmative, stating, “Yes.”
The defence also raised issues regarding the circumstances under which the statements were taken, including matters relating to legal representation during her interrogation by EOCO investigators.
The witness maintained that although she had interacted with multiple lawyers connected to the matter at different stages of the investigations, she did not personally pay any of them.
Atta Akyea further invoked biblical scripture to challenge the witness’s credibility. Referring to Proverbs 19:5, he asked, “The Bible has an injunction in Proverbs 19:5, ‘A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.’ Do you believe in this?”
The witness answered, “Yes.”
Meanwhile, the prosecution tendered 12 cheque books allegedly linked to UMB Bank, which it claimed had been pre-signed by either the first or the second accused persons.
According to the witness, the cheque books were allegedly used to facilitate cash withdrawals and the subsequent disbursement of funds to various individuals.
However, Atta Akyea challenged the circumstances under which the cheque books were obtained, remarking that the witness had allegedly “stolen” the twelve cheque books from the office of Adu-Boahene in an attempt to secure her freedom after becoming entangled in the criminal investigations and prosecution.
The Court noted the claim on record before admitting the cheque books into evidence.
Additionally, a further witness statement dated 2025 was tendered by the defence and admitted as Exhibit 14 without objection from the prosecution.
The witness also confirmed before the Court that she did not wish to amend or alter any portion of her written statement upon reflection.
The judge has adjourned the case to May 12, 13, and 14, 2026, with proceedings expected to continue at 10:00 am each day.
*Background*
The Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, on 15 October 2025, withdrew all charges against Mildred Donkor, one of the then co-accused persons in the criminal trial of former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, after she agreed to testify for the prosecution.
In a notice filed at the High Court in Accra, the Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, confirmed that Mildred Donkor, the third accused person, has been discharged under Section 59 of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30).
The move allows Ms. Donkor to appear as a key witness in the state’s case against Mr. Adu-Boahene (1st accused), Angela Adjei Boateng (2nd accused), and Advantage Solutions Limited (4th accused).
According to her witness statement, Ms. Donkor described her association with Mr. Adu-Boahene and Ms. Boateng as beginning at the Cedar Mountain Assemblies of God Church in East Legon, Accra.
She said she was appointed a director of Advantage Solutions Limited at the request of Mr. Adu-Boahene to satisfy company registration requirements, but had no managerial or decision-making powers.
“I took no major decisions — whether financial, operational, or strategic — on my own. I followed the instructions of A1 and A2,” she stated.
Ms. Donkor recounted that she handled several large financial transactions for the accused persons, including withdrawing and delivering cash amounts ranging from GH¢2,000 to GH¢1 million, using pre-signed cheque-books provided by the first and second accused.
She further disclosed that in one transaction, GH¢2.5 million was transferred from BNC Communications Bureau Limited to I-ZAR Limited, a company owned by Rashida Saani, on April 29, 2020.
Prosecutors say her testimony could prove pivotal in establishing the financial trail linking the accused to the alleged misappropriation of state funds.
