Baffour Awuah probe: EOCO gives law firm November 6 deadline to submit records
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has directed law firm Sarkodie Baffour Awuah and Partners to provide financial, tax and banking records covering nine years as investigations continue into its senior partner, Manhyia South Member of Parliament Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah.
The directive, contained in a letter dated October 30, 2026, requires the Accra-based firm to submit documents covering the period between 2017 and 2025.
Among the records requested are the firm’s audited financial statements, bank statements and evidence of tax payments made over the period.
EOCO is also seeking proof of payments to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), covering Corporate Tax, Value Added Tax (VAT), applicable levies and withholding tax.
The firm has further been asked to provide details of all bank accounts it operates, its operating permit and renewal records issued by the relevant Municipal Assembly, as well as a list of its employees, if any.
The request was made under Section 19 of the Economic and Organised Crime Office Act, 2010 (Act 804).
In the letter, the Office explained that the documents were required to support its ongoing investigations.
“Kindly furnish the Office with the under listed information for the period 2017 to 2025 to facilitate our investigations,” the letter stated.
EOCO has set November 6, 2026, as the deadline for the submission of the requested records.
“Your response is expected to reach the undersigned by 6th November, 2026,” it added.
The letter was signed by the agency’s Acting Executive Director, Raymond Archer.
The latest directive follows the arrest of Mr Baffour Awuah on October 1, 2026, after he voluntarily reported to EOCO’s headquarters in Accra.
His appearance came after an Accra High Court issued an arrest warrant on September 30. EOCO had indicated that it had exhausted reasonable efforts to secure his attendance for questioning.
The MP is being investigated over alleged criminal conspiracy, financial loss to SIC Savings and Loans, money laundering and tax-related offences.
In a statement confirming his arrest, EOCO said he had been placed in custody in accordance with the relevant procedures and was cooperating with investigators.
“In accordance with those procedures, Mr. Baffour Awuah was subsequently placed under arrest and is currently cooperating with investigators as the investigative process proceeds,” the agency said.
Two days after his arrest, on October 3, the MP was granted GH¢10 million bail by the High Court, with two sureties, after pleading not guilty to three charges, including conspiracy, dissipation of public funds and intentionally causing financial loss to the state.
He also faces a money laundering allegation involving an alleged transfer of GH¢1 million.
The case is connected to financial transactions involving SIC Life Savings and Loans and legal recovery services previously undertaken by Mr Baffour Awuah’s former law firm on behalf of the company.
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