‘Where will he get GH¢50 million?’ Atta Akyea blasts EOCO over Miracle Aboagye’s bail terms

Renowned Ghanaian lawyer and New Patriotic Party (NPP) member Samuel Atta Akyea has expressed his disappointment with the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over the bail conditions granted to Miracle Aboagye.

In a media interview on Monday, July 13, 2026, after EOCO granted the NPP communications team member bail set at GH¢50 million with three sureties, Samuel Atta Akyea described the conditions as “cruel.”

According to him, democracy and the rule of law have been reversed, adding that Miracle Aboagye had no intention of fleeing and that his arrest was therefore unreasonable.

Atta Akyea further stated that he does not subscribe to the manner in which the NPP communications team member is being treated as a “common criminal.”

“Democracy and the rule of law have been reversed. A man who is not running away and is decent enough to go through Kotoka International Airport is arrested and has been detained all this while. I don’t believe that’s how we should conduct our affairs by treating him as if he’s a common criminal.

“The bail conditions are cruel and oppressive. At this very hour, they are about to exceed the 48 hours as enshrined in the Constitution,” he said.

Samuel Atta Akyea also questioned how Miracle Aboagye would be able to secure GH¢50 million in bail with three sureties within such a limited timeframe.

According to him, the bail conditions are cruel and oppressive.

“Where is this gentleman going to get three sureties for a GH¢50 million bail sum? The properties should be worth GH¢50 million, and two people should own such properties.

“How is he going to do it? So you can clearly see that the bail terms are cruel and are a way to punish him as well.

“How is he going to be released? How is he going to meet the bail conditions? In this critical hour, how is he going to find those sureties?” he added.

Meanwhile, Miracle Aboagye is accused of the misappropriation, misapplication, diversion, and theft of public funds amounting to GH¢55 million.

In a statement released by EOCO on July 13, 2026, the office noted that the investigation and his arrest were connected to allegations relating to his tenure as the former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD).

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