Ex-NAFCO boss Hanan and wife dragged back to court over alleged theft, fraud and money laundering exceeding GH¢60m

Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, former National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) Chief Executive Officer, and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, face criminal charges detailed in fresh court documents filed at the High Court in Accra. The charge sheet, filed by the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice on May 15, 2026, levels 20 counts against the couple, including stealing, defrauding by false pretences, wilfully causing financial loss to the State, abuse of public office for profit, dishonestly receiving and money laundering. Prosecutors accuse Mr. Aludiba of fraudulently obtaining GH¢734,400, the cedi equivalent of US$127,500, from NAFCO in 2017 under the pretext of rent payments purportedly covering the period between May 2017 and May 2019.

Between February 2017 and February 2025, Mr. Aludiba allegedly diverted approximately GH¢50.8 million from NAFCO under the guise of payments to James Tieku-Apawu, trading as Sawtina Enterprise, for foodstuff purchases. Between September 2018 and August 2019, payments amounting to more than GH¢3.34 million were allegedly made to Alqarni Enterprise, a business allegedly owned by his wife, for purported food supply transactions. Faiza Seidu Wuni is facing separate charges, including defrauding by false pretence, dishonestly receiving and money laundering.

The case has generated public and political attention following complaints by defence lawyers. Counsel for the former NAFCO CEO, former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame, criticised EOCO's actions, accusing investigators of denying