The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has filed multiple charges against the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, six other individuals, and three companies over an alleged GH¢280 million extortion and money laundering scheme.
The accused have been arraigned before the High Court (Criminal Division) in Accra following months of investigations into alleged corruption within the NPA.
The individuals and companies facing trial are: 1.Mustapha Abdul-Hamid - Former CEO of the NPA 2.Jacob Kwamina Amuah - Coordinator, Unified Petroleum Pricing Fund (UPPF) at the NPA; Managing Director of Propnest, Kel Logistics, and Kings Energy 3.Wendy Newman - NPA staff 4.Albert Ankrah - Director, Kel Logistics Limited 5.Isaac Mensah - Director, Kel Logistics Limited 6.Bright Bediako-Mensah - Director, Kel Logistics and Kings Energy Limited 7.Kwaku Aboagye Acquaah - Director, Kings Energy Limited 8.Propnest Limited 9.Kel Logistics Limited 10.Kings Energy Limited According to the OSP, between 2022 and December 2024, the first three accused persons, Abdul-Hamid, Amuah, and Newman, allegedly used their positions at the NPA to unlawfully extort GH¢280,516,127.19 from petroleum transporters and oil marketing companies.
The extortion scheme, which had no lawful mandate, was reportedly initiated by Abdul-Hamid and implemented by Amuah and Newman. "Investigations further revealed that the fourth to seventh accused persons, in collaboration with a fugitive director of Kel Logistics Limited, created and Utilised Properties Ltd., Kel Logistics Ltd., and Kings Energy Ltd.
