The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has declared former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta a fugitive after he failed to honor investigations. Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng made the announcement at a press briefing, stating that Ofori-Atta had refused to return to the country for questioning.
According to Agyebeng, the Office of the Special Prosecutor directed Ofori-Atta to confirm a reasonable return date by February 10, 2025. However, his lawyers responded with a medical letter claiming he was undergoing tests and possible surgery in a foreign country. The OSP rejected this letter, insisting that Ofori-Atta must appear in person for questioning.
The Special Prosecutor emphasized that legal representatives could not answer questions on behalf of someone under investigation. “The lawyers are not under investigation. I don’t need lawyers to answer questions on your behalf,” Agyebeng stated. He stressed that Ofori-Atta’s indefinite stay abroad was unacceptable. “Mr. Ofori Atta lawyers transmitted to the OSP a generic letter procured by Mr. Ofori Atta purporting to be from a doctor in a foreign jurisdiction, stating that Mr. Ofori Atta had been seen and evaluated, and that he was undergoing further testing and management and possible surgical intervention at an indicated future time.”
On February 11, 2025, Ofori-Atta’s lawyers sent another letter to the OSP. They inquired whether the office had authorized a raid on his residence that same morning. According to the lawyers, 12 men, including one police officer, four military personnel, and seven others in plain clothes, stormed the house. They allegedly searched every room, office, and gym by force. “at 4.16 p.m. the very next day, Tuesday 11 February 2025, before we could respond to the letter that came on Monday, the Office of the Special Prosecutor received another letter from Mr. Ofori atta’s lawyers. This time, it was an inquiry.”
Kissi Agyebeng categorically denied the Office of The Special Prosecutor’s involvement in any such operation. He said, “Mr. Ofori Atta, the OSP did not raid your house on Tuesday, 11 February 2025, or on any other day. Mr. Ofori Atta, the OSP did not cause any persons, however uniformed or bedecked, to raid your house on 11 February 2025, or on any other day. Mr. Ofori Atta, that could not have been the OSP, and that is not our style.”
He described the supposed raid as a staged act or an imposter action aimed at tarnishing the OSP’s reputation. “If the OSP enters your premises, you will not be in doubt. We have unique methods and insignia,” Agyebeng asserted.
The Special Prosecutor further questioned the credibility of Ofori-Atta’s medical excuse, stating that no serious law enforcement agency would accept such claims without solid evidence. He insisted that the former minister was using illness as a pretext to avoid returning. “We are of the firm conviction here that this is only a ruse employed by Mr. Ofori Atta in aid of his intention to avoid returning to the jurisdiction and to personally answer questions in respect of the investigations.”
The OSP’s intelligence suggests that Ofori-Atta had no intention of returning. His first communication, sent on January 31, 2025, stated that he had left the country indefinitely. This, according to the Special Prosecutor, proves his unwillingness to cooperate with the investigation. “We are convinced that the real intention of Mr. Ofori Atta is what was communicated to the OSP in the very first letter transmitted by his lawyers on 31 January 2025,” Agyebeng declared.
Following these developments, the Office of the Special Prosecutor has officially declared Ken Ofori-Atta a wanted person. Agyebeng announced that all necessary legal steps would be taken to secure his return. “You have two choices,” he warned. “You can either return to the jurisdiction voluntarily, or the OSP will enforce your return.You have two choices.”
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