Five EOCO officers raid Wontumi residence in Tema on Monday, November 9, 2026, searching the property while the former NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman's children and mother-in-law were inside.
Chairman Wontumi's spokesperson, Palgrave Boakye Danquah, confirmed the raid during an interview on Citi FM's Eyewitness News, explaining that family members called him at approximately 3:00 p.m. to report that plainclothes investigators from the Economic and Organised Crime Office were inside the house.
Officers Allegedly Filmed Inside the Home
Danquah said Wontumi's mother-in-law opened the gate after the officers requested entry into the compound.
Once inside, the officers reportedly moved throughout the property, including upper-floor areas where Wontumi's children were gathered.
"They went around the compound and entered into the premises of the house, where the children were chilling with their apparel and started crying," Danquah said.
He alleged that the team began taking photographs and videos of the interior. The children's grandmother asked them to stop filming the minors and managed to photograph an official identification card presented by one of the officers, who went by the name Nortey.
The team, dressed entirely in civilian clothes, reportedly informed the family they were acting on "direct instructions to come to the house" before leaving after 30 to 45 minutes.
Lawyers Engage Attorney-General
Danquah said he immediately alerted Wontumi's lead counsel, Atta Akyea, who contacted the Attorney-General's office to ascertain the legal basis for the unannounced search.
While acknowledging that EOCO had previously served legal paperwork on Wontumi's legal team regarding asset forfeiture proceedings, Danquah insisted those court documents did not grant officers authority to enter and search the residence.
"I’ve read through the document. It doesn’t authorise them yet," Danquah stated.
EOCO has not issued an official statement explaining Monday's operation, nor has the agency confirmed whether any physical items, documents, or digital devices were seized from the property.
The search comes as state anti-graft agencies continue financial and economic crime investigations involving the outspoken politician and businessman.
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