The third prosecution witness in the trial of former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene has told the Accra High Court that transactions documented in prosecution exhibits were reflected in the first accused person’s bank statement.
On Monday, May 25, 2026, the witness, a former Relationship Officer with Fidelity Bank, confirmed this while being cross-examined by Samuel Atta-Akyea, the accused’s attorney, in court.
The witness had previously testified in court on behalf of the prosecution, identifying account opening packages, bank statements, and transaction data connected to the accused individuals and certain businesses.
The witness was directed to Exhibit 15, a document that contained transaction records, by the defence attorney.
The witness was requested by counsel to examine a July 9, 2018, transaction that involved an external transfer of GH¢1.7 million in favour of Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the first accused person (A1).
“Per the document given me, I see a 1.7 million transfer,” the witness answered.
“Per the document given me, it has been written, it is a transfer in favour of A1,” the witness said in response to counsel’s followup question about whether the transfer was in benefit of A1.
The witness also attested to another GH¢402,000 transaction that took place on December 3, 2018.
“Yes my Lord. Per the document given me, I can see a GH¢402,000 transaction there,” she remarked.
The witness was then informed by defence counsel that Exhibit 7, the first accused person’s bank statement that had already been presented to the court, represented the transactions recorded in Exhibit 15.
The witness first clarified that the bank had produced the documents and that the transfers were carried out in accordance with directives.
Nevertheless, the witness gave an affirmative response after the prosecution’s objection was dismissed.
“Yes my Lord,” she said.
The witness later verified that a GH¢1.7 million credit transaction dated July 9, 2018, was shown on page 82 of Exhibit 7.
She further verified that another GH¢402,000 credit transaction was shown on page 107 of the presentation.
The witness also spoke to the fact that the Director of the Bureau of National Communications received outward transactions to Fidelity Bank on the identical pages of Exhibit 7.
She said that page 82 showed a GH¢1.65 million external transfer.
“Yes my Lord. I can see GH¢1,650,000 per the document given me,” she stated.
Additionally, the witness verified an additional GH¢400,000 outward transfer recorded on page 107 of the statement.
“I see a GH¢400,000 transfer out per the document given me,” she continued.
A inquiry from defence counsel on the witness’s interpretation of entries in the records in front of the court was met with an objection from the prosecution, led by Deputy Attorney-General Dr. Justice Srem-Sai.
The prosecution contended that the witness was being asked to interpret the documents as they were already in evidence.
Justice Francis Apangabuno Achibonga presided over the court, which decided that defence attorneys had the right to question the witness’s reliability in relation to her reading of the documents.
The court added stated that it would ultimately decide whether the witness’s reading of the records had resulted in any additions or omissions.
In order to continue cross-examination, the case was postponed.
Source: newsthemegh.com