The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has dismissed reports that its officers ransacked a property belonging to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
In a statement released on Monday, November 9, 2026, the anti-graft agency clarified that its officers, accompanied by officials from the Lands Commission, visited the property in Tema to obtain its geographical coordinates and measurements for a professional valuation.
According to EOCO, the exercise was part of the required legal and administrative procedures following the freezing of the property, which the Office said was confirmed by a court last year.
The agency explained that the visit was specifically intended to gather the technical information needed by the Lands Commission to assess the property’s value.
EOCO stated that its officers and the Lands Commission officials completed the exercise in less than 10 minutes, insisting that no incident occurred during the visit.
The Office consequently rejected media reports describing the operation as a raid or ransacking of Chairman Wontumi’s residence.
In its statement, EOCO questioned how the routine property assessment exercise had been portrayed as an operation involving the destruction or ransacking of the NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman’s property.
The agency urged members of the public to disregard what it described as false and misleading reports circulating in the media regarding the visit.
EOCO further maintained that the presence of its officers and Lands Commission officials at the Tema property was solely to obtain the necessary measurements and coordinates to facilitate a professional valuation.
The clarification comes amid public attention surrounding EOCO’s investigations and actions involving properties linked to prominent political figures.
The Office has reiterated that the exercise followed due process and was conducted for valuation purposes rather than to ransack the property.
Source: newsthemegh.com