Court has granted bail to five accused in Ofori-Atta SML case
An High Court in Accra has granted bail to five accused persons who are standing trial with the former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta over charges of causing procurement breaches and causing financial loss to the state.
It also approved the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) application to serve summons on the first and second accused persons, Ofori-Atta and his Chief of Staff, Ernest Akore with proceedings held in camera.
The 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, and 8th accused persons, namely Emmanuel Kofi Nti, Rev Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, Isaac Crentsil, Evans Adusei, and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited were granted a GH¢50 million bail with two sureties to be justified.
This update was shared by the OSP on its official social media pages on Thursday, December 12, 2025.
“The Court admitted Emmanuel Kofi Nti (A3), Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah (A4), Isaac Crentsil (A5), Evans Adusei (A7), and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (A8) to GH¢50 million bail each, with two sureties to be justified”, it noted.
The post further indicated that the accused persons,”Must deposit all passports and travel documents and report to the OSP once every week”.
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All the five accused persons will report to OSP on Friday, December 12, 2025, at 11:00 am. to begin the processes leading to the fulfilment of the court’s bail requirements.
“The bail terms will take effect on Monday, 15 December, when the accused persons return to complete the bail procedures. Until then, they remain on their existing OSP bail terms”, it noted.
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The accused persons are standing trial for their alleged roles in a scheme prosecutors say was designed to improperly secure procurement contracts for Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited, causing the state losses exceeding GHS 1.4 billion, with a further US$2.8 billion expected to be paid but for the intervention of petitioners and the OSP.
See the post below:
The Republic v Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta & 7 Ors
The High Court has granted the OSP’s application to serve summons on Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta (A1) and his Chief of Staff Ernest Akore (A2), with proceedings held in camera.
The Court admitted Emmanuel Kofi Nti (A3),… pic.twitter.com/IAmGICazOl
— Office of the Special Prosecutor-Ghana (@ospghana) December 11, 2025
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