Mildred Donkor, the third prosecution witness, who was initially arrested, detained, granted bail, and arraigned as an accused person before being withdrawn by the Attorney General to testify for the state, has confirmed under cross-examination at the High Court that Advantage Solutions Limited was incorporated in 2008.

This revelation appears to challenge aspects of the prosecution’s narrative in the ongoing trial involving former National Signals Bureau Director-General, Kwabena Adu Boahene, and others.

The testimony was given on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Criminal Court 3 – Special Court 1 in Accra, during proceedings in which defence counsel Samuel Atta Akyea subjected the witness to detailed cross-examination.

Central to the prosecution’s case is Advantage Solutions Limited, which the state alleges was used in 2020 as a conduit through which misappropriated funds were channelled into several related entities, including Vetex Properties Ltd, Vetex Solutions, and BNC Communications Bureau Ltd.

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However, during cross-examination, the witness confirmed that the company was incorporated in 2008, a position that contrasts with earlier suggestions by the prosecution that the company was newly formed in 2020 as part of the alleged scheme.

Counsel for the defence, Samuel Atta Akyea, put it to the witness directly that Advantage Solutions Limited was incorporated in 2008, to which she responded, “Okay.”

The witness also confirmed that the company had employees on a regular payroll who received monthly salaries, including pension contributions.

She further acknowledged that salaries were paid not only to staff of Advantage Solutions Limited but also, as put to her, to employees of related companies mentioned in the proceedings.

Under further questioning, she admitted that she had processed payments as part of her duties, including salary-related transactions involving directors and an accountant referenced in an exhibit tendered in court.

Atta Akyea also suggested that the company regularly paid service providers and vendors. The witness did not dispute this but stated that she was not aware of the specific vendors being referenced. She, however, confirmed that payments were made for services rendered by PETRA.

The case has been adjourned to Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.