Businessman Alhaji Seidu Agongo has revealed that he spent two days in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over allegations of selling adulterated fertilizers to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD).
On January 28, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, formally withdrew all charges against Dr. Stephen Opuni, former CEO of COCOBOD, and Seidu Agongo.
State Attorney Enam Loh Mensah informed the court that the Attorney-General had directed the withdrawal of all charges, leading to the filing of a formal notice.
Dr. Opuni and Seidu Agongo had faced 27 charges, including defrauding by false pretenses, willfully causing financial loss to the state, money laundering, and corruption by a public officer.
The trial, which commenced in 2018, revolved around allegations of procuring substandard fertilizers for COCOBOD, reportedly resulting in financial losses to the state.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Face to Face with Umaru Sanda Amadu, Seidu Agongo, recalled, “I was arrested, detained and slept I think about two days at the EOCO cells. I was told they were looking for me so I went there to report myself. They said I had sold adulterated fertilizers to COCOBOD.”
He accused EOCO of detaining him in an attempt to intimidate him into making a confession.
“They wanted to detain me and put fear and panic in me. That was my first time [sleeping in a cell].”
