There was drama at the Accra High Court on Thursday, October 23, 2025, when lawyers for the former Director of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu Boahene, walked out after the trial judge, Justice Eugene Nyadu Nyantei, declined their request for an adjournment.
Lead counsel Samuel Atta Akyea informed the court that his legal team had filed an application at the Supreme Court, seeking to prohibit Justice Nyantei from presiding over the trial, alleging bias.
He therefore requested that proceedings be put on hold until the Supreme Court determined the matter.
However, the prosecution, led by Principal State Attorney Esi Dentaa Yankah, opposed the application, arguing that there was no legal justification to suspend the case.
“There is no rule of law that requires proceedings to be halted simply because counsel has filed an interlocutory injunction,” Ms. Yankah said, accusing the defence of using delay tactics.
She added that similar motions had been filed previously, slowing down the progress of the trial.
“It seems a trend is developing where at every stage, one motion or another is filed to delay proceedings,” she noted.
After hearing both arguments, Justice Nyantei ruled that the filing of a prohibition application at the Supreme Court was **not sufficient grounds** to suspend the ongoing trial.
The decision visibly displeased the defence team. Mr. Atta Akyea then gathered his colleagues and **walked out of the courtroom**.
Unperturbed, Justice Nyantei ordered the Director of Finance at the National Signals Bureau, who was the prosecution’s second witness, to take the stand and continue her testimony.
The judge further instructed Mr. Adu Boahene to either recall his lawyers or represent himself. The court later went on a brief recess.
When proceedings resumed, Mr. Adu Boahene informed the judge that he had been unable to reach his legal team and appealed for an adjournment. Justice Nyantei subsequently granted the request and adjourned the case to October 30, 2025, for continuation.
Mr. Adu Boahene, together with his wife Angela Adjei Boateng and two others, faces multiple charges, including stealing, money laundering involving an alleged GH¢49.1 million, willfully causing financial loss to the state, and abuse of public office.
The third accused person, Mildred Donkor, has since become a prosecution witness after the Attorney-General withdrew charges against her.
Source: Adomonline
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