Video of the raid at the home of former Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has emerged following the admission by the Majority Leader of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, that the incident did occur.
CCTV footage of the incident, which has gone viral, shows about a dozen men storming the home of the former minister, who is believed to be Ghana’s longest-serving finance minister.
The video showed a group of three men – one in police uniform, one in a CID jacket, and one in plain clothing arriving at the entrance of Ofori-Atta’s home at Cantonments, a suburb of the nation’s capital, Accra.
The first group of men captured by the CCTV was followed by a known security operative of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the famous ambulance case.
Jakpa was followed by a black 4×4 vehicle, which had a man in military uniform on its side, followed by a white pick-up truck, another man in a CID jacket, and then a group of four military men.
One soldier with a gun could be seen getting out of the pick-up truck.
The men and the two vehicles were allowed into the compound of Ofori-Atta. Some of them could be seen interacting with the people they saw there.
One of the soldiers could also be seen giving Richard Jakpa a gun, which he picked from the black 4×4 vehicle.
Some of the men and the people they met in the house could be seen climbing the staircase in Ofori-Atta’s home, which led to what looks like Ofori-Atta’s living room.
Jakpa could also be seen climbing the staircase and walking to the living room.
Background:
On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), while updating the public on its ongoing investigations at a press conference in Accra, declared Ken Ofori-Atta wanted.
The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, declared Ofori-Atta a fugitive who is wanted for corruption and corruption-related offences in a number of cases his office was investigating, including the loss reduction contract between ECG and Beijing Jao, procurement over the National Cathedral, contracts awarded by the Health Ministry to Service Ghana Auto Limited/Ambulances, and the SML-GRA deal.
He accused the former minister of orchestrating a recently reported raid of his residence by alleged military personnel to discredit the OSP.
The raid and the wanted notice against Ofori-Atta were heavily debated in Ghana’s Parliament.
Members of the Minority Caucus—New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs—slammed the use of the military to raid Ofori-Atta’s home, while their colleagues in the Majority Caucus argued that the previous NPP government did worse.
The leader of the Majority Caucus subsequently apologised to Ofori-Atta and the public over the raid.
Watch the video below:
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
