According to reports, Mildred Donkor, the third defendant in the GH¢49 million National Security trial involving Kwabena Adu Boahene, the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), has dismissed Samuel Atta Akyea, the former Member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa South, from representing her in the case.
Donkor said that Atta Akyea, who represented all of the accused, should no longer represent her. According to a report by GHOne, Donkor, Adu Boahene, and two other accused have been charged with eleven crimes related to the purported transfer of GH¢49 million (roughly $7 million) from the bureau’s account to the former NSB chief’s personal account.
During Friday, July 18, 2025, court proceedings, she allegedly expressed her need for a “separate lawyer.” “I wish to take a separate lawyer!” is cited as the third accused’s statement.
Adu Boahene, his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, his business, Advantage Solutions Limited, and a banker, Mildred Donkor, were all charged with 11 counts of corruption by the Office of the Attorney General.
Former UMB Bank relationship officer Mildred Donkor worked for the couple and their business, BNC.
She was also a director of Advantage Solutions Limited, which was purportedly used as a holding company to launder the stolen money, according to court documents.
“The monies which A1 and A2 moved from the National BNC bank account into the Private BNC’s bank account were paid through a complex web of companies, ultimately owned by A4 (Advantage Solutions),” the AG’s court filing states.
Investigations also showed that the couple’s extravagant lifestyle was financed by the stolen money, which was used to buy luxury cars, Accra, Kumasi, and London real estate.
Despite her claims, it was discovered that Donkor actively participated in the day-to-day operations and was a director of every company employed in the scam.
Mildred Donkor faced many charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
