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It is emerging that officials of the Office of the Special Prosecutor discovered more cash after searching both the private and official residences of former Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Dapaah at Abelemkpe and Cantonments respectively.
According to a report by TV3’s Eric Mawuena Egbeta, the monies found by the officials were so much that it took them five hours to finish counting.
Dapaah was arrested on Monday by the OSP and subjected to hours of questioning bothering on alleged corruption, after which her private residences were searched before she was granted bail later in the evening.
The arrest followed a public uproar over revelations in court documents that the Minister had kept $1 million, €300,000, and millions of Cedis in her house, which were stolen by her domestic staff, who were subsequently arrested and put before a court
According to the charge sheet, the alleged culprits, Patience Botwe, 18, and Sarah Agyei, 30 had stolen the monies between July and October 2022. They have since been granted bail to reappear in court on Wednesday, August 2.
The scandal has stirred angry reactions among the majority of Ghanaians with calls for her prosecution.
The ongoing investigations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor has revealed more cash was discovered in the home of former sanitation and water resources minister, Cecilia Dapaah.
Eric Mawuena Egbeta has details of what transpired.#MiddayLive pic.twitter.com/ipmip7t7wP
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