General News of Wednesday, 25 June 2025

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SML Scandal: All the suspects the OSP has arrested and declared wanted

Rev Dr Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, Christian Tetteh Sottie and Isaac Crentsil have been arrested Rev Dr Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, Christian Tetteh Sottie and Isaac Crentsil have been arrested

Investigations into the botched revenue assurance contract between Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) appear to be gaining momentum as more arrests have been effected.

The OSP, following its declaration of former Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta— who supposedly supervised the signing of the deal wanted, raided the offices of SML.

It has also arrested several individuals linked to the deal suspected to have engaged in corruption and corruption-related offences.

According to the OSP, the controversial contract has allegedly cost the state about $500 million.

Suspects who have been arrested and declared wanted so far include former appointees of the previous Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government, former and current staff of the GRA, as well as staff of SML.

Here is a list of suspects linked to the SML scandal so far:

Ken Ofori-Atta – Former Minister of Finance

Rev Dr Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah – Former Commissioner-General of the GRA

Isaac Crentsil – Former Commissioner of Customs and now General Manager at SML

Christian Tetteh Sottie – Former Technical Advisor and now Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SML

Evans Adusei – CEO of SML

Philip Mensah – Former Deputy Commissioner of Legal, GRA, and now Legal Consultant to SML

Joseph Kuruk – Staff of the Public Procurement Authority

Faustina Adjorkor – Staff of the Public Procurement Authority

Kofi Nti – Former Commissioner-General of the GRA



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