The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged seven persons and three companies in connection with an alleged GH¢280 million extortion and money laundering scheme at the National Petroleum Authority.
The accused include former Chief Executive Officer of the NPA, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, along with other current and former staff of the Authority and directors of private companies believed to have facilitated the laundering of illicit proceeds.
According to a statement from the OSP, the charges follow extensive investigations launched in late 2024 into the diversion of public funds and collusion between NPA officials and certain oil marketing and bulk distribution companies.
Accused individuals and companies are
Mustapha Abdul-Hamid – Former CEO, NPA
Jacob Kwamina Amuah – Coordinator, Unified Petroleum Pricing Fund (UPPF), and MD of Propnest, Kel Logistics, and Kings Energy
Wendy Newman – Staff, NPA
Albert Ankrah – Director, Kel Logistics Limited
Isaac Mensah – Director, Kel Logistics Limited
Bright Bediako-Mensah – Director, Kel Logistics and Kings Energy Limited
Kwaku Aboagye Acquaah – Director, Kings Energy Limited
Propnest Limited
Kel Logistics Limited
Kings Energy Limited
Source: YEN.com.gh
