The High Court in Tamale has convicted six individuals for their involvement in a payroll corruption scheme within the Ghana Education Service, the Office of the Special Prosecutor has said.
The convicted persons, according to the OSP, in a post on X on Thursday, May 15, 2025, comprising school administrators, payroll officers, and accountants-were found guilty of facilitating the illegal validation and reactivation of salaries for a teacher who had long vacated his post.
Their actions resulted in the wrongful payment of over GHc 86,000, which has since been fully recovered.
In total, GHc 106,319.64 has been retrieved as part of the restitution and reparation to the State.
