Copyright ghanamma
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has revised the charges against Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, the former CEO of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), and nine others, increasing the counts from 25 to 54 after uncovering new evidence. According to the OSP, the accused are alleged to have extorted hundreds of millions of cedis and foreign currency from bulk oil transporters and oil marketing companies under the guise of official duties. They are further accused of laundering the proceeds through property acquisitions and business entities to conceal their illicit origins. The accused include Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Jacob Kwamina Anwan, Wendy Newman, Albert Ankrah, Isaac Mensah, Bright Bediako-Mensah, and Kwaku Aboagye Acquaah. The corporate entities charged are Propnest Limited, Kel Logistics Limited, and Kings Energy Limited. Mustapha Hamid meets bail condition in GH¢280m case; six others remanded after failing to meet terms The OSP has also confirmed the seizure and freezing of assets belonging to the accused, including tanker trucks, fuel stations, houses, apartments, and parcels of land valued at over GH¢100 million, pending trial. The amended charge sheet details 54 criminal counts against NPA officials and several associated companies for alleged large-scale extortion, abuse of public office, and money laundering, amounting to GH¢297,574,087.19 and US$332,407.47. The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has today amended the charges against the accused persons in the Republic v. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid & 9 Others case — increasing the counts from 25 to 54 following the discovery of new evidence from ongoing investigations. The case is… pic.twitter.com/ns5RHct2EA — Office of the Special Prosecutor-Ghana (@ospghana) October 20, 2025 Watch the latest edition of BizTech below
