The Office of the Special Prosecutor has increased charges against former NPA CEO Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and Nine others from 25 to 54, after uncovering new evidence.
The case involves allegations of extortion, abuse of office, and money laundering involving over GH¢291 million and US$332,000. Assets worth over GH¢100 million have been seized or frozen. The investigation is ongoing, and the case is one of Ghana’s most high-profile corruption scandals in the petroleum sector.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has amended the charges in the case involving former National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Chief Executive, Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and nine others, increasing the counts from 25 to 54. This development follows the discovery of new evidence during ongoing investigations.
The case, titled The Republic v. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid & 9 Others (Cr/0603/2025), is currently being heard in court. The accused, including senior NPA officials, private company representatives, and Dr. Hamid himself, face fresh allegations of large-scale extortion, abuse of public office, and money laundering.
According to a Facebook post by the OSP on October 20, 2025, the offences involve a total of GH¢291,574,087.19 and US$332,407.47. Investigators allege that the accused extorted money from bulk oil transporters and oil marketing firms under official pretenses and laundered the proceeds through property and business investments to hide their illicit origins.
The accused persons include Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Jacob Kwamina Amuah, Wendy Newman, Albert Ankrah, Isaac Mensah, Bright Bediako-Mensah, Kwaku Aboagye Acquaah, and three companies: Propnest Limited, Kel Logistics Limited, and Kings Energy Limited.
Assets valued at over GH¢100 million — comprising fuel stations, residential properties, tanker trucks, and land parcels — have been seized or frozen pending the trial’s outcome.
The OSP emphasized that investigations are ongoing, with prosecutors uncovering more evidence in what has become one of Ghana’s most high-profile corruption cases in the petroleum sector.
