Court Orders Freeze on Dennis Miracles Aboagye’s Bank Accounts and Properties Amid EOCO Investigation
Court Orders Freezing of Aboagye’s Assets as EOCO Probes Public Funds Misappropriation
- Court orders freezing of five bank accounts and four properties linked to Dennis Miracles Aboagye.
- EOCO investigates alleged misappropriation of GH¢55 million at IMCCoD.
- Former IMCCoD accountant Gerald Appiah also detained as investigations continue.
The High Court in Accra has issued an order to freeze five bank accounts and four landed properties owned by Dennis Edward Aboagye, popularly known as Dennis Miracles Aboagye, former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD).
This legal action follows an application from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), which is currently investigating allegations of misappropriation involving approximately GH¢55 million at IMCCoD.
EOCO’s investigation focuses on suspected fraud, theft, and procurement irregularities during Mr. Aboagye’s leadership of the committee.
The court’s decision comes weeks after Mr. Aboagye was detained at Kotoka International Airport on July 12 upon his return to Ghana. Immigration officers arrested him and handed him over to EOCO for questioning before releasing him later.
According to EOCO, his arrest was prompted by new evidence uncovered during ongoing investigations. The agency stated that Mr. Aboagye had been aware of the probe and had previously cooperated by attending invitation inquiries.
However, a travel ban had been placed on him to prevent interference with the investigation.
The EOCO investigation is part of a broader inquiry into alleged financial misconduct at IMCCoD.
Additionally, EOCO confirmed the arrest of Gerald Appiah, the committee’s former accountant, as the probe into public fund losses continues.
