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The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has dismissed reports that its officers raided the Tema residence of former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
The Office explained that its officers, accompanied by officials from the Lands Commission, visited the property on Monday, November 9, 2026, to facilitate a valuation exercise.
In a statement issued on Monday, EOCO said the property had been frozen by the Office, with the action subsequently confirmed by a court in 2025.
It said the visit was part of the required legal process to enable Lands Commission officials to obtain the property’s coordinates and measurements for a professional valuation.
“As part of due process, EOCO and Lands Commission officials were at the property to pick the coordinates and measurements to enable Lands Commission to conduct a professional valuation,” the statement said.
EOCO further indicated that the exercise lasted less than 10 minutes and was completed without any incident.
“The activity was completed in less than 10 minutes without any incident. This is what has been characterised as ransacking of Wontumi’s house,” it added.
The Office urged the public to disregard what it described as false media reports surrounding the exercise.
The clarification follows allegations by Wontumi’s spokesperson, Palgrave Boakye Danquah, that five EOCO officers entered and searched the Tema residence while the former NPP regional chairman’s children were at home.
Mr Danquah made the claims during an interview on Eyewitness News on Monday, saying he received a call from the family at about 3 p.m. informing him of the officers’ presence.
According to him, Wontumi’s mother-in-law, who was at the residence with the children, initially approached the gate after being alerted to the presence of the officers.
He said she granted them access after they requested entry into the compound.
However, Mr Danquah alleged that the officers subsequently moved around the property and proceeded upstairs to the area where the children were.
EOCO’s explanation presents a different account of the reported operation, with the Office maintaining that the visit was strictly for property valuation purposes.