An Accra High Court has ordered the freezing of five bank accounts and four landed properties belonging to former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD), Dennis Edward Aboagye, as part of an ongoing investigation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
The order is linked to EOCO’s probe into the alleged misappropriation of about GH¢55 million at the IMCCoD, involving suspected fraud, theft and procurement-related irregularities during Mr Aboagye’s tenure.
The development follows Mr Aboagye’s arrest at Kotoka International Airport on July 12 after returning to Ghana. He was questioned by EOCO and later released.
EOCO said the arrest came after investigators uncovered significant new findings in the case. The agency noted that although Mr Aboagye had previously cooperated with investigations, a stop order had been placed on him to prevent travel that could affect the ongoing probe.
As part of the investigation, EOCO has also confirmed the arrest of the committee’s former accountant, Gerald Appiah, as authorities continue efforts to establish the circumstances surrounding the alleged loss of public funds.