Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) after spending four days in detention.
Sources familiar with the matter said Mr Abdul-Wahab was released at about 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
His release follows his re-arrest by EOCO at the Accra International Airport on Saturday, July 4, while he was preparing to travel to the United Kingdom.
The former NAFCO CEO was initially arrested over allegations that he attempted to use false means to access his frozen Republic Bank account before his planned trip.
EOCO subsequently re-arrested Mr Abdul-Wahab and his wife, a move that sparked public debate over the legality of the process and whether the agency had complied with the appropriate legal procedures.
Mr Abdul-Wahab has consistently denied any wrongdoing, maintaining that he is innocent of the allegations against him.
His legal team, led by former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame, has argued that the state is attempting to justify what it describes as an unlawful arrest.
According to the defence, there was no pending application before the courts seeking to overturn the High Court order that granted Mr Abdul-Wahab permission to travel before he was arrested at the airport.
Mr Dame has also dismissed claims by the Attorney-General’s Office regarding the circumstances of the arrest, describing them as misleading.
EOCO, however, has defended its actions, insisting that the re-arrest was lawful and conducted in accordance with due process.
The latest development comes as both sides maintain conflicting accounts of the circumstances surrounding Mr Abdul-Wahab’s arrest and detention.
The case is expected to remain before the courts as legal proceedings over both the allegations and the lawfulness of the arrest continue.
