EOCO says Tema property visit was for valuation, not a raid, as Wontumi asset stays frozen
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Ghana's Economic and Organised Crime Office says its officers and Lands Commission officials visited a frozen Tema property belonging to NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako only to take coordinates and measurements for a professional valuation.
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has denied reports that its officers ransacked a property belonging to the New Patriotic Party's Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
In a statement issued on Monday, 9 November 2026, the office said its officers, accompanied by officials from the Lands Commission, visited the Tema property to take coordinates and measurements for a professional valuation. EOCO said the exercise formed part of due process following the freezing of the property, which it said was confirmed by a court last year.
"The said property was frozen by EOCO and confirmed by the Court last year. As part of due process, EOCO and Lands Commission officials were at the property to pick the coordinates and measurements to enable Lands Commission to conduct a professional valuation," the statement said.
The office said the activity was completed in less than 10 minutes and that no incident occurred during the visit, describing the reports of ransacking as a mischaracterisation of the exercise. It urged the public to disregard what it called false publications circulating about the activity.