Larteh Home Search and GH¢50M Hurdle

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, the 2028 campaign director for former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, was released last night from the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) as his legal team satisfied stringent bail conditions.

Mr. Aboagye was granted bail on Monday, July 13, 2026, in the amount of GH¢50 million. The conditions require him to provide three sureties, two of whom must be justified, a legal process that involves verifying the value and ownership of property offered as security.

On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, EOCO officials escorted Mr. Aboagye to his residence in Larteh Akuapem. This standard procedure, which involves inspecting the property, is part of the “bail execution” process designed to verify the information of the accused and establish identifiable locations for monitoring after release.

His legal team has indicated that their immediate priority is fulfilling these bail requirements rather than seeking a review or variation of the conditions. “The processes toward satisfying the bail conditions have commenced. The legal team is actively working to secure his release as soon as possible,” sources close to the team disclosed.

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has commented publicly on the difficulty of the conditions, noting that the requirement for “justified sureties” can create significant delays because property documents must undergo a rigorous verification process, including searches and valuation by the Lands Commission.

Mr. Aboagye was arrested by EOCO upon his arrival at Kotoka International Airport on July 12, 2026, after being intercepted by the Ghana Immigration Service, which had placed a stop order on him.

The arrest is connected to an ongoing investigation into alleged financial and procurement-related irregularities involving approximately GH¢55 million during his tenure as Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD).

The investigation began following a petition from the current Executive Secretary of the IMCCoD, who requested further inquiry into a forensic audit covering the period from August 1, 2022, to February 2, 2025.

Mr. Aboagye, alongside the Secretariat’s former accountant, Gerald Appiah, is being investigated for suspected offences including conspiracy to steal, stealing, using public office for profit, causing financial loss to the state, defrauding by false pretences, and money laundering. EOCO has stated that while Mr. Appiah has voluntarily begun refunding some funds, these refunds do not conclude the investigation or absolve any suspect of criminal liability.