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Officers of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) have reportedly searched the Tema residence of former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
The operation, said to have taken place on Monday, November 9, 2026, reportedly involved five officers who entered the property and conducted a search while Wontumi’s children were at home.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Monday, Wontumi’s spokesperson, Palgrave Boakye Danquah, said he received a call from the family at about 3 p.m. informing him that the officers had arrived at the residence.
According to Danquah, Wontumi’s mother-in-law, who was at home with the children, initially approached the gate after being alerted to the presence of the officers. She subsequently granted them access after they requested entry into the compound.
He alleged that the officers proceeded to move around the property before entering the main house and going upstairs, where the children were.
Danquah said the children became frightened and started crying when the officers entered the area where they were staying.
“They went around the compound and entered into the premises of the house, where the children were chilling with their apparel and started crying,” he said.
He further claimed that the officers took photographs and videos during the search, prompting the children’s grandmother to appeal to them not to capture images of her or the children.
The spokesperson estimated that the officers spent between 30 and 45 minutes at the property. He added that Wontumi’s mother-in-law took photographs of an identification card presented by one of the officers.
Danquah identified one of the officers as a man named Nortey, who was reportedly accompanied by four others. He said the officers were dressed in civilian clothing and informed the family that they had received “direct instructions to come to the house”.
He disclosed that he had contacted Wontumi’s lead counsel, lawyer Atta Akyea, who was engaging the Attorney-General to ascertain the reason for the operation.
Danquah also referenced ongoing legal proceedings involving EOCO, indicating that the agency had earlier served documents on Wontumi’s legal team in connection with efforts to confiscate some of his belongings.
However, he questioned whether the documents provided the legal authority for officers to search the residence.
“I’ve read through the document. It doesn’t authorise them yet,” he said.
At the time of the interview, EOCO had not issued an official statement explaining the reported operation.
The reported search comes amid investigations into Wontumi over suspected financial and economic crimes. The specific reasons for the operation and whether the officers removed any items from the residence have not yet been established.