Ex-NAFCO CEO, wife face 20 fresh charges over alleged GH¢4m fraud scheme

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab, and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, are facing new criminal charges after the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice initiated fresh legal proceedings over alleged financial irregularities involving millions of Ghana cedis.

Court documents filed at the High Court in Accra on May 15, 2026, indicate that the couple is facing 20 charges linked to alleged financial misconduct during Mr. Abdul-Wahab’s time as head of the state food management agency.

The charges include stealing, defrauding by false pretences, abuse of public office for personal gain, and money laundering, further deepening the legal challenges confronting the former NAFCO CEO and his wife.

The latest legal action follows the couple’s recent re-arrest by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), shortly after they had been discharged in an earlier case by the High Court. The development attracted significant public attention and renewed concerns over alleged activities within the state-owned institution.

Prosecutors claim that in 2017, Mr. Abdul-Wahab unlawfully obtained GH¢734,400 from NAFCO by presenting it as rent payments intended to cover a two-year period from May 2017 to May 2019.

According to the prosecution, the payments were made under suspicious circumstances and were allegedly part of a wider scheme to improperly benefit from public funds while serving in a senior government position.

The Attorney General’s office also alleges that between September 2018 and August 2019, more than GH¢3.34 million was channelled to Alqarni Enterprise, a company reportedly owned by Faiza Seidu Wuni.

Investigators claim the payments were linked to supposed food supply contracts which prosecutors now argue were fraudulent.

Court filings further suggest that the transactions were disguised as legitimate procurement deals, although investigators believe the contracts lacked proper justification and may have been intended to divert state funds for personal benefit.

Prosecutors additionally allege that the accused persons attempted to conceal the source of the funds through various means, resulting in the inclusion of money laundering charges in the latest case.