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The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has filed 24 charges against Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), his wife Faiza Seidu Wuni, and three others over the alleged theft and laundering of more than GH¢78 million in public funds. The charges, filed at the High Court in Accra on October 28, 2025, span multiple offences, including stealing, money laundering, defrauding by false pretence, fraudulently and intentionally causing financial loss to the Republic, using public office for profit, and the intentional dissipation of public funds. See the full list of charges filed against him: Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba has been accused of stealing GH¢50,879,210 from the National Food and Buffer Stock Company Limited (NAFCO) under the guise of payments to Sawtina Enterprise. AG formally files criminal charges against former NAFCO CEO, 4 other associates Fraudulently causing financial loss to the Republic Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba and Richard Sam-Asante allegedly caused NAFCO to lose GH¢50,879,210 through fraudulent payments to Sawtina Enterprise. Money laundering Faiza Seidu Wuni allegedly received GH¢13,213,501.52 from Hanan, knowing it was proceeds of crime. Money laundering Faiza allegedly took GH¢500,000 from Sawtina Enterprise, knowing it was criminally obtained. Money laundering Faiza and Hanan allegedly used GH¢16,493,501.52 in the FA-Hausa Ventures account, knowing it was acquired through crime. Hanan allegedly stole GH¢4,401,831.58 from NAFCO through payments to Alqarni Enterprise, owned by his wife, Faiza. Defrauding by false pretence Faiza allegedly caused NAFCO to pay GH¢4,401,831.58 by falsely claiming to have supplied foodstuffs through Alqarni Enterprise. Dishonestly receiving Faiza allegedly received GH¢4,401,831.58 from NAFCO, knowing it was stolen. Money laundering Faiza allegedly took possession of GH¢4,401,831.58 from NAFCO through Alqarni Enterprise, knowing it was stolen. Fraudulently causing financial loss to the Republic Hanan and Richard allegedly caused NAFCO to lose GH¢4,401,831.58 through payments to Alqarni Enterprise. Intentionally causing financial loss to the Republic Faiza allegedly caused NAFCO to lose GH¢4,401,831.58 through her dealings with the company. Hanan allegedly stole GH¢5,495,748.36 from NAFCO by making payments to his own business, Aludiba Enterprise. Abetment of stealing Richard allegedly aided Hanan in stealing GH¢5,495,748.36 through Aludiba Enterprise. Defrauding by false pretence Hanan allegedly deceived NAFCO into paying GH¢5,495,748.36 to Aludiba Enterprise under the pretext of supplying foodstuffs. Fraudulently causing financial loss to the Republic NAFCO CEO breaks silence on scandal involving former leadership Hanan allegedly caused NAFCO to lose GH¢5,495,748.36 through Aludiba Enterprise. Conspiracy to commit a crime (fraudulently causing financial loss) Hanan and Richard allegedly agreed to cause NAFCO to lose GH¢5,495,748.36 through Aludiba Enterprise. Conspiracy to commit money laundering The Aludiba Foundation and Hanan allegedly received GH¢250,200 from Alqarni Enterprise, knowing it was proceeds of crime. Intentional dissipation of public funds Hanan and Richard allegedly made an unjustified payment of GH¢251,050 to Energy Partners Limited. Hanan allegedly stole GH¢251,050 from NAFCO through payments made to his company, Energy Partners Limited. Money laundering Energy Partners Limited and Hanan allegedly took GH¢251,050 from NAFCO, knowing it was obtained through dissipation of public funds. Using public office for profit Hanan allegedly abused his position as CEO of NAFCO to gain GH¢4,401,831.58 through Alqarni Enterprise, owned by his wife. Using public office for profit Hanan allegedly used his position to secure GH¢5,495,748.36 through Aludiba Enterprise for personal benefit. Money laundering Faiza allegedly collaborated with Hanan to conceal the origin of GH¢4,401,831.58 transferred through multiple accounts linked to Alqarni Enterprise. Conspiracy to commit money laundering Hanan, Faiza, and Richard allegedly conspired to disguise ownership of proceeds totaling GH¢50,879,210 from payments made through Sawtina Enterprise and related entities. See the court documents below: All you need to know about Ghana’s new vehicle number plates |BizTech
