Tension flared at the Accra High Court on Thursday, October 23, 2025, when lawyers for Kwabena Adu Boahene, former Director of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), walked out of the courtroom.

The incident occurred after the trial judge, Justice Eugene Nyadu Nyantei, refused the defence team’s request for an adjournment.

Lead counsel Samuel Atta Akyea told the court that his team had filed an application at the Supreme Court to stop Justice Nyantei from continuing with the case, alleging bias. He, therefore, asked that the proceedings be paused until the Supreme Court gave its ruling.

However, Principal State Attorney Esi Dentaa Yankah, who represented the prosecution, opposed the request. She argued that there was no legal basis to halt the case simply because an interlocutory application had been filed.

“There is no rule of law that requires proceedings to stop because counsel has filed an interlocutory injunction,” she said.

Ms. Yankah accused the defence of deliberately delaying the case through repetitive motions. “It seems a pattern is developing where at every stage, a new motion is filed to slow proceedings,” she added.

After hearing both sides, Justice Nyantei ruled that the application to the Supreme Court did not provide sufficient grounds to suspend the trial.

Unfazed, the judge instructed the Director of Finance at the NSB, who is the second prosecution witness, to take the stand and continue her testimony. He further ordered Mr. Adu Boahene to either recall his lawyers or represent himself.

The court later took a brief recess. When proceedings resumed, Mr. Adu Boahene told the court that he could not reach his legal team and requested an adjournment. Justice Nyantei granted his plea and postponed the case to October 30, 2025, for continuation.

Kwabena Adu Boahene, his wife Angela Adjei Boateng, and two others face several charges, including stealing, money laundering involving GH¢49.1 million, willfully causing financial loss to the state, and abuse of public office.

Meanwhile, the third accused person, Mildred Donkor, has turned state witness after the Attorney-General withdrew charges against her.

The Adu Boahene court case continues to attract national attention as one of the most high-profile financial crime trials in recent years.