The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has disclosed that the arrest of former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD), Dennis Miracles Aboagye, forms part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial and procurement-related irregularities involving approximately GH¢55 million.
According to EOCO, the investigation centres on suspected offences uncovered following a forensic audit into the operations of the IMCCoD Secretariat covering the period between August 1, 2022, and February 2, 2025.
Miracles Aboagye was arrested alongside the Secretariat’s former accountant, Gerald Appiah, as investigators intensify efforts to establish the circumstances surrounding the alleged misappropriation and misuse of public funds.
In a statement issued on Monday, July 13, 2026, EOCO said the investigation was triggered by a petition submitted by the current Executive Secretary of IMCCoD, who requested further inquiries into findings contained in the forensic audit report.
The anti-corruption agency said the two former officials, together with other individuals, are being investigated for a range of alleged offences, including conspiracy to steal, stealing, using public office for profit, causing financial loss to the State, dissipation of public funds, defrauding by false pretences and money laundering.
EOCO explained that Miracles Aboagye’s arrest followed fresh findings that emerged last week as investigators continued examining suspected fraud and theft allegations.
The Office also clarified that Miracles Aboagye had been aware of the ongoing investigations and had previously honoured invitations to assist investigators.
As part of its operational plans, EOCO said it secured a stop order against the former official after intelligence suggested his arrest was imminent. However, he had already travelled outside Ghana before the order could be enforced.
The agency stated that officers of the Ghana Immigration Service intercepted Mr Aboagye upon his arrival at Kotoka International Airport on Saturday, July 11, before handing him over to EOCO investigators the following morning.
Following his arrest, Mr Aboagye accompanied investigators on a search operation on Sunday, with EOCO indicating that the exercise was expected to continue as part of the evidence-gathering process.
EOCO further announced that Mr Aboagye would be granted bail in accordance with the 1992 Constitution and Ghana’s laws, while his co-suspect, Gerald Appiah, was expected to regain his freedom after fulfilling his bail conditions.
The agency also revealed that Gerald Appiah has voluntarily begun refunding some funds believed to be connected to the alleged offences. However, it stressed that any repayments made do not amount to an admission or clearance of criminal liability and will not halt the ongoing investigations.
“Those recoveries do not, by themselves, conclude the investigative process, nor do they absolve any suspect of any crime,” EOCO stated.
The Office reaffirmed its commitment to conducting the investigation professionally, impartially and within the confines of the law while safeguarding the constitutional rights of all persons involved.
EOCO said further information would be made public as investigations progress.
