Cecilia Dapaah arrested by Special Prosecutor

Former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah, has been arrested by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

Her arrest comes just days after she resigned over corruption allegations, revolving around the alleged theft of significant amounts of money and valuable items from her residence in Accra.

In a statement released to the public, the Special Prosecutor, said Madam Cecila Dapaah was placed under arrest and is being questioned by authorized officers of the OSP.

Following media reports over an ongoing criminal trial of the five suspects for the missing millions, there have been a wave of calls for the arrest and investigation of Abena Dapaah to ascertain the source of the large sums of money.

Two house helps, 18-year-old Patience Botwe and 30-year-old Sarah Agyei, along with three others allegedly stole $1 million, €300,000, and millions of Ghanaian cedis being the monies and personal effects of Abena Dapaah and her husband, between the months of July and October 2022.

She however, is disputing the amounts quoted on prosecution charge sheets to have been stolen in all, saying they are inconsistent with what she reported to the police.