Reports coming in is that officers of the Office of the Special Prosecutor are moving to the Akpelemkpe residence of former Sanitation Minister and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah to search her home.
This comes after the former minister’s arrest today over suspicions of corruption and corruption-related offences, revolving around the alleged theft of significant amounts of money and valuable items from her aforementioned residence.
Sources say Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah and her husband, Daniel Osei Kuffour have been taken along for the search in their home.
The couple is reported to have been robbed by two of their house helps in their home in Abelemkpe, Accra.
The two, 18-year-old Patience Botwe and 30-year-old Sarah Agyei are said to have undertaken their operation between July and October 2022.
At an Accra Circuit Court, Patience and Sarah are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit a crime and five counts of stealing, which include amounts of US$1 million, €300,000, and millions of Ghana Cedis.
Clothes valued at GH¢95,000, handbags, perfumes, and jewelry worth US$95,000 were reportedly stolen as well.
Three other individuals have also been charged in connection with the theft being investigated.
Due to the controversy surrounding the “stolen” cash, Madam Cecilia Dapaah resigned from her position as Sanitation Minister on Sunday, July 23, 2023.
Source: The Independent Ghana
