In November 2025, Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) froze assets worth over GH₵100 million and US$100,000 linked to an alleged extortion and money laundering scheme at the National Petroleum Authority (NPA).[8]
The case involves former NPA Chief Executive Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and nine others accused of diverting more than GH₵291 million and US$332,000 between 2022 and 2024. The suspects face 54 charges, including extortion, money laundering, and abuse of office.[9] The OSP, acting under Act 959, said the freeze aims to prevent the dissipation of suspected illicit assets while investigations and prosecutions continue.[10][11]
In January 2026, Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) reported in its 2025 Half-Yearly Report that it had seized and taken control of various high-value assets linked to an ongoing criminal case involving former National Petroleum Authority Chief Executive Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and nine others. The assets included four fuel stations in Accra (Opeikuma, Dansoman, Abeka Lapaz and Millennium City), several parcels of land across the country, high-end residential properties in Accra, multiple fuel tanker trucks, and cash totaling GH¢951,995.56. The OSP also seized luxury vehicles in a related investigation. The actions form part of exhibits in The Republic v. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid & Nine Others (CR/0603/2025), a case before the Criminal High Court in Accra, in which the accused are charged with conspiracy to extort more than GH¢291 million and related offences in the petroleum sector.[12]