Former Chief Executive of the National Food Buffer Stock Company, Hanan Abdul-Wahab, has petitioned the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, over what he describes as “continued harassment, torture and injustice” in his prosecution by state agencies.

In a 34-point petition dated 17 July, Abdul-Wahab accused the Economic and Organised Crime Office, EOCO, the Bureau of National Investigations, BNI, and the Office of the Attorney-General of violating his fundamental human rights and abusing due process.

Allegations of abuse

Abdul-Wahab, currently on trial before the Specialised Court in Accra, said he has been arrested and released four times since the case began and was subjected to a “catch and release” strategy aimed at frustrating court orders and preventing him from travelling abroad.

He cited his arrest on 25 June, onerous bail conditions of GH¢100 million with six sureties, and a subsequent arrest at Kotoka International Airport on 4 July, despite a High Court order permitting him to travel to the UK for medical treatment.

“The sequence of events… reveals a deliberate and orchestrated effort to curtail my freedom of movement and to frustrate the lawful orders of the High Court,” the petition stated.

Claims The former NAFCO boss alleged he was detained without charge for four days in BNI custody and two days in EOCO cells in July 2026, denied access to lawyers, and taken to hospital without informing his family.

He also accused EOCO of unlawfully retaining his passport, £6,700 in borrowed funds for medical treatment, two mobile phones, and of accessing data on his phones without judicial authorization on 6 July.

Abdul-Wahab further alleged that Deputy Attorney-General Dr. Justice Srem-Sai made “false” public statements accusing him of attempting to empty frozen accounts, claims he said were unsupported by evidence.

Prayer

The petitioner pleaded for the AG to direct EOCO and BNI to stop the “pattern of harassment and intimidation,” refrain from further public comments prejudicial to his case, and order the immediate return of his seized property including his passport and money.

“I have nothing to hide and no reason to evade justice. Yet the state has subjected me to a relentless campaign of harassment, unlawful detention, and public vilification,” he wrote.

He copied the petition to the Chief Justice.

The Office of the Attorney-General is yet to respond to the petition.