Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, the former chief executive officer of National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), was arrested by armed operatives at Accra International Airport on July 4, 2026, just as he was getting ready to travel overseas on a court-approved medical trip. His wife has gone to court demanding to know his whereabouts and seeking his immediate release.
On July 6, Hajia Faiza Seidu Wuni filed an urgent habeas corpus application at the High Court’s Specialised Court in Accra. She requested that the court order the Attorney General and the Director of the Bureau of National Intelligence (BNI) to produce her husband and provide an explanation for his ongoing detention.
Abdul-Wahab, who is on trial for stealing and causing financial loss to the state, was given permission by the High Court on June 29 to travel to London for treatment of a worsening eye condition, according to her sworn affidavit. The order stipulates that he must depart by July 4 at the latest and return by July 14.
According to the affidavit, Abdul-Wahab finished all required pre-departure inspections at the airport, including approval from the Ghana Immigration Service, when armed individuals posing as BNI agents confronted him and detained him without cause.
Before finding out the next day that he was being held at BNI headquarters in Ridge, Accra, his wife claims he was denied the opportunity to communicate with his attorney at the time of his detention and that the family spent hours frantically calling security agencies, all of which denied holding him.
She additionally asserts that when she attempted to bring food to her husband at the BNI headquarters, she was refused away and informed that guests were not allowed on weekends. Lawyers who later attempted to see him were also turned away, with police allegedly alleging a lack of clearance.
Deputy Attorney-General Dr. Justice Srem-Sai made a public statement about the arrest in a Facebook post that same evening, stating that Abdul-Wahab’s arrest was the result of an alleged attempt to empty a Republic Bank account two days prior to his arrest, as well as an attempt to access funds in a frozen bank account through improper means.
The Attorney-General’s office planned to contest the court ruling that had first allowed Abdul-Wahab’s travel, Dr. Srem-Sai continued.
In her affidavit, Abdul-Wahab’s wife vehemently contradicts this statement, noting that her husband completely refutes the accusation and characterises it as a baseless charge, while urging the state to present evidence.
In her application, she claims that her husband’s constitutional rights, such as his right to personal liberty and legal representation, have been violated by his arrest and continued incarceration. She also requests that the court order her husband’s production so that the legitimacy of his detention can be examined.
The habeas corpus application has not yet received a formal answer from the BNI or the Attorney General’s office.
The Accra High Court is currently considering the case.
Source: newsthemegh.com