The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has accused the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) of deliberately creating what he describes as a “false narrative” to justify the arrest and detention of former government spokesperson Dennis Miracles Aboagye.
In a statement shared on Facebook, Nana B, who is seeking election as the NPP’s National Vice Chairman, alleged that EOCO’s public communication on the matter was carefully crafted to portray Miracles Aboagye as guilty despite the absence of evidence linking him to any financial wrongdoing.
According to him, EOCO’s claim that a co-suspect had voluntarily begun refunding money to the state created the misleading impression that the payments were prompted by the recent arrest and implicated Miracles Aboagye in the alleged offence.
Nana B argued that this narrative omits several critical facts.
He explained that the co-suspect had been surcharged by the Auditor-General in its 2025 report and subsequently entered into a repayment arrangement with the relevant institution. Under that agreement, he said, the individual began refunding the money as far back as January 2026.
He stressed that the repayment process had commenced months before any complaint was reportedly lodged with EOCO, insisting that the bulk of the surcharged amount had already been paid prior to the current investigation.
The NPP National Organiser further maintained that the Auditor-General did not find any wrongdoing against Dennis Miracles Aboagye and, as a result, did not surcharge him in the audit report.
According to Nana B, the co-suspect has also, on several occasions, exonerated Miracles Aboagye of any involvement in the surcharged sums currently being repaid.
He therefore questioned EOCO’s decision to reference the repayments in its public statement, arguing that doing so was calculated to create an impression of culpability against Miracles Aboagye.
“The impression created by EOCO in its statement that the commencement of payments suggests some wrongdoing involving Miracles is deliberately calculated to taint public opinion against him,” Nana B stated.
He further criticised the investigative body, saying institutions responsible for law enforcement must uphold the principles of fairness, accountability and impartiality in the discharge of their duties.
According to him, investigative agencies should avoid public communications that could be perceived as attempts to justify what he described as the “unlawful” arrest and detention of individuals.
The comments come amid ongoing public debate surrounding the arrest of Dennis Miracles Aboagye, with the case attracting significant political attention from both the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition NPP.
EOCO is yet to publicly respond to Nana B’s latest claims.
By 1960news.com
