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Former Chief Executive of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Abdul-Wahab Hanan, has filed a motion at the High Court seeking to overturn a freezing order placed on four of his properties by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
In an affidavit, Hanan argues that EOCO acted unlawfully by targeting properties he either acquired long before his appointment at NAFCO or had no ownership of. He maintains that the order violates his constitutional rights.
The properties in question include a three-bedroom residence at Kpalsi, Tamale (GPS NS-056-9690), an uncompleted storey building at Gumani, a 0.27-acre plot at Estate Junction, and a 0.29-acre plot at Workers College, all in Tamale.
Hanan insists EOCO secured the freezing order ex parte, denying him an opportunity to be heard — a move he says breaches sections 33 to 35 of the Economic and Organised Crime Act, 2010 (Act 804).
He also notes that the Kpalsi property was bought in 2011 and completed in 2013, years before he joined NAFCO, and was used to host part of his Islamic marriage ceremony — proof, he says, that the house has no link to any alleged wrongdoing.
The former CEO further disputes EOCO’s justification for freezing the Gumani building and the Estate Junction plot. He states that he has no interest in the Gumani property and that the Estate Junction parcel belongs to Al-Qarni Enterprise, which transferred it to OSGAF Furniture Enterprise in 2022. He argues EOCO placed the freeze without any “legal or factual basis.”
Hanan also accuses EOCO of violating his rights during his arrest on June 25, 2025, alleging he was detained for two weeks and that officers searched his homes in Accra and Tamale without a warrant.
The High Court is scheduled to hear his application to set aside the freezing order on December 18.
Source: joynews
