In a dramatic turn of events, Gifty Oware-Mensah, the former Deputy Director General of the National Service Authority (NSA), was released by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) on Saturday night.
Her detention had sparked widespread controversy and raised eyebrows over the agency’s handling of the case.
Gifty Oware-Mensah’s ordeal began when she returned to Ghana on Tuesday and responded to an invitation by the NIB.
She was granted bail but was re-arrested on Friday morning and detained at an unknown location.
The NIB’s refusal to disclose her whereabouts, even to her husband, fueled concerns about her treatment and the fairness of the investigation.
The controversy surrounding Oware-Mensah’s detention is linked to an ongoing investigation into alleged payroll fraud at the NSS, which is reported to have cost the state GHȼ50 million each month.
Her detention is also connected to President John Dramani Mahama’s order to the Security Agencies to declare her wanted and confiscate her assets.
Critics have slammed the NIB’s demand for Oware-Mensah to provide the receipt of her wristwatch as a condition for bail, labeling it as unreasonable and an attempt to harass her.
-BY Daniel Bampoe
