- Edwin Provencal, the former Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited CEO, has been arrested
- Provencal was picked up at the Kotoka International Airport by the Economic and Organised Crime Office
- He was reportedly apprehended on Monday, November 10, while en route to a fellow African country
The Former Chief Executive Officer of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Edwin Provencal, has been arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
Citi News reported that Provencal was arrested at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) while attempting to board a flight out of the country.
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He had been placed on a stop list as part of ongoing investigations into activities that occurred during his tenure at the company.
He was reportedly apprehended on Monday, November 10, while en route to Maputo, Mozambique, without securing the necessary authorisation.
A former New Patriotic Party executive, John Boadu, also disclosed details of the arrest to Adom FM.
The details of the investigation at BOST have not been made public.
OSP denies refusing to help extradite Ken Ofori-Atta
The Office of the Special Prosecutor refuted claims that it is refusing to help the Attorney General’s department to extradite former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to Ghana to face corruption charges against him.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor had earlier placed the former Finance Minister on an Interpol Red Notice and wanted list over his alleged involvement in ongoing corruption investigations.
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Ken Ofori-Atta was first labelled a “fugitive from justice” in February 2025 after failing to honour several summonses.
There were claims that the special prosecutor refused to furnish the Attorney General with dockets to trigger his extradition from the US.
According to the Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Justice Srem Sai, several letters had been written for the release of the dockets. The special prosecutor denied these claims.
Ofori-Atta is being investigated under the special prosecutor for five cases, including contractual arrangements between Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited and the Ghana Revenue Authority, as well as procurement processes and financial transactions linked to the National Cathedral project.
Ofori-Atta’s family accused the Office of the Special Prosecutor of pursuing a biased agenda against the former appointee of Nana Akufo-Addo.
They communicated that they have formally petitioned both the National Central Bureau and the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files to have the Red Notice revoked immediately.
Additionally, the family asserted that the warrant issued for Ofori-Atta on February 11 was obtained under questionable circumstances, without an accompanying affidavit.
BOST management complicit in contaminated fuel saga
YEN.com.gh reported that the former management of BOST was described as complicit in a contaminated fuel saga involving Movenpina and Zup Oil Limited.
In 2017, the company was attacked over its decision to sell five million litres of contaminated fuel to Movenpina.
However, Movenpina was incorporated about a month after it negotiated the deal with BOST.
This was done without a National Petroleum Authority (NPA) licence.
Source: YEN.com.gh
Source: Yen.com.gh
