Former National Food and Buffer Stock Company Chief Executive, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has asked the High Court in Accra to compel the BNI and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to comply with an order permitting him to travel abroad for medical treatment.
In an affidavit opposing an application by the Attorney-General to revoke the permission, Mr Aludiba accused the security agencies of deliberately disregarding the court’s order by arresting him at the Accra International Airport and subsequently preventing him from travelling.
He said the court granted him permission on June 29, 2026, to travel to London for medical treatment after considering affidavits and arguments from both sides. He subsequently booked a flight for July 4, with a scheduled return to Ghana on July 12.
According to Mr Aludiba, he completed immigration and security procedures at the airport and was cleared to travel before armed officers identifying themselves as BNI officials confronted him while he was waiting to board his flight.
According to him, EOCO officials later joined the operation and arrested him despite being aware that the court had authorised his trip.
The Attorney-General has accused Mr Aludiba of attempting to use false means to empty a frozen Republic Bank account and is seeking the withdrawal of the permission granted to him.
However, Mr Aludiba denied withdrawing or attempting to withdraw money from any frozen account. He argued that the prosecution had not identified the account, amount involved or method he allegedly intended to use.
He further claimed that no money withdrawn from a frozen account was found on him during the arrest and that he had not been charged with any offence arising from the allegation.
Giving details of his recent arrest and detention, Mr Aludiba said he was held in BNI cells for two days before being transferred to EOCO, where he spent another two days.
He alleged that he was denied access to his lawyers until the final day of his detention and was initially given bail conditions requiring GH¢5 million with two sureties.
Mr Aludiba said the conditions were “excessive and unreasonable” because the allegations under investigation did not involve the stated amount. He also claimed that the agencies continued to detain him instead of placing him before a court after he failed to meet the conditions.
Mr Aludiba also accused EOCO and the Attorney-General’s office of unlawfully retaining about £7,000 and two mobile phones following his release.
He said the money had been borrowed to cover his travel expenses and medical treatment in the United Kingdom.
The affidavit further alleges that officials accessed information on his phones on July 6 and July 7 without judicial authorisation while the devices remained in the custody of the BNI and EOCO.
He added that his passport also remained in the custody of the state agencies, despite the court’s order allowing him to travel.
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