4 Public Officials Charged with Corruption Over Seized Imported Rice
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged four public officials for corruption after they allegedly conspired to hijack ten containers of imported rice at Tema Port.
The accused persons are Issah Seidu, James Keck Osei, John Abban, and Peter Archibold Hyde.
The four are due to appear in court on Friday, 27 June 2025.
According to the OSP, the rice imported from Thailand in 2022 was fraudulently claimed by Seidu, a former National Insurance Commission worker, using fake documents and a letter falsely issued from the Office of the Vice President.
He is said to have worked alongside Osei, a former Director at the Vice President’s Secretariat and two senior Customs officials—Abban and Hyde—to override customs processes and secure the goods.
“Despite the rice being legally imported and duties paid, the group tried to auction the containers to Seidu,” the Officer reported.
Their plot collapsed after internal investigations and a High Court ruling exposed the scheme, it said.
Source: https://opemsuo.com/author/hajara-fuseini/
