The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has dismissed allegations that its personnel ransacked a property belonging to the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi.
In a statement released on Monday, November 9, 2026, the Office explained that its officials, together with representatives of the Lands Commission, visited the property in Tema to obtain geographical coordinates and measurements required for a professional valuation.
EOCO maintained that the exercise was undertaken as part of the established legal procedures following the seizure and freezing of the property, an action it said received judicial confirmation last year.
According to the Office, the visit was specifically intended to gather the necessary technical information to enable the Lands Commission to undertake an independent and professional assessment of the property’s value.
EOCO further indicated that the exercise lasted less than 10 minutes and proceeded without any confrontation, disturbance or other untoward incident.
The Office consequently questioned the description of the operation as a ransacking, insisting that the characterisation did not reflect what actually transpired during the visit.
“This is what has been characterised as ransacking of Wontumi’s house,” the statement said.
Rejecting the accounts circulating in sections of the media, EOCO urged members of the public to disregard what it described as inaccurate and misleading reports concerning the operation.
The Office stressed that its personnel had undertaken a technical assessment exercise alongside the Lands Commission rather than engaging in any form of unauthorised search or disturbance of the premises.
The property remains subject to a freezing order arising from an ongoing investigation by EOCO, with the Office maintaining that the action was confirmed by a court last year.
Monday’s operation was therefore intended to facilitate the Lands Commission’s valuation process through the collection of the property’s coordinates and physical measurements.
