Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
Sources indicate that Abdul-Wahab was released at about 8:00 pm on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, without any conditions.
His release comes days after he was rearrested by EOCO at the Accra International Airport on the night of Saturday, July 4, 2026, over allegations that he attempted to use false means to access his frozen Republic Bank account before travelling to the United Kingdom.
The rearrest sparked a fresh legal dispute between the Attorney-General’s Office and Abdul-Wahab’s lawyers, who questioned the legal basis for his detention.
Following the arrest, Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, disclosed that the Attorney-General intended to return to the High Court in Accra to seek a review of the order that granted Abdul-Wahab permission to travel.
Abdul-Wahab has been at the centre of an ongoing legal battle over allegations of financial misconduct linked to his tenure as CEO of NAFCO.
He and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, were initially charged alongside other accused persons over alleged financial offences involving the state-owned company. However, the Attorney-General’s Office later withdrew the charges, stating that fresh evidence had emerged. The withdrawal resulted in the discharge of all the accused persons by the court.
Despite the withdrawal of the charges, EOCO subsequently rearrested Abdul-Wahab and his wife, a move that generated public debate over the legality and procedure surrounding the arrests.
While EOCO has maintained that the rearrest was lawful and carried out in accordance with due process, Abdul-Wahab has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
His legal team, led by former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame, has also challenged the state’s handling of the matter, describing the Attorney-General’s justification for the arrest as misleading and an attempt to legitimise what it considers an unlawful arrest at the Accra International Airport on July 4.
According to the defence, contrary to the Attorney-General’s claims, no application had been filed before Abdul-Wahab’s arrest to review the High Court order that permitted him to travel.
