Former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, currently facing several allegations, including theft, financial loss to the state, money laundering, and misuse of public office, has been charged.
She is currently standing trails before an Accra High Court.
The Attorney-General’s Department has today Monday, October 13, 2025, indicated that between February 2022 and March 2024, Oware-Mensah unlawfully diverted a total of Gh¢38,458,248.87 while managing the NSA’s financial, auditing, and procurement operations.
Prosecutors allege she illicitly moved GH¢31.5 million from a loan facility intended to benefit National Service Personnel into the account of her private firm, Blocks of Life Consult, under the guise of providing goods through a hire-purchase scheme.
Subsequent investigations found that no goods were delivered, and the identities used to obtain the loan were fabricated using the NSA’s internal database.
The specific charges levelled against the embattled former NSS deputy executive director includes; Theft of GH¢31,502,091.40 from the National Service Authority and deliberately causing financial harm to the state via a fraudulent hire-purchase scheme.
Exploiting her public office for personal benefit as well as money laundering by channeling funds into personal and associated accounts.
According to the AG, the loan was arranged through the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), with repayment scheduled to be deducted from the allowances of 9,934 National Service Personnel, all of whom were later found to be non-existent.
A portion of the embezzled funds, the department said was traced to Amaecom Global Company, where Oware-Mensah held a directorial role, along with other affiliated entities.
The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) launched the investigation following reports of corruption and financial misconduct within the NSA
