OSP arrests former top GRA officials, SML executives over corruption related to SML contract

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has arrested a number of active and former officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML), and the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) in connection with suspected corruption and related offences linked to revenue assurance contracts between the GRA and SML.

Some of the individuals are still in detention, while others have been released on bail.

The officials arrested are the former Commissioner-General, Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, Isaac Crentsil, ex-Commissioner of Customs and Christian Tetteh Sottie, former Technical Advisor, the OSP has announced on its Facebook page. These three failed to meet bail conditions and so are still in detention.

Two of the former state officials, Crentsil and Sottie now work for SML. Crentsil is now the General Manager and Sottie is the MD/CEO.

The others, Evans Adusei – CEO of SML, Philip Mensah – Former Deputy Commissioner (Legal) at GRA, now Legal Consultant to SML, Kofi Nti – also a Former Commissioner-General of the GRA, Joseph Kuruk and Faustina Adjorkor – Officials of the Public Procurement Authority. These individuals have been released on bail.

The OSP says the arrests are linked to ongoing investigations into suspected corruption and corruption-related offences in respect of contracts between the GRA and SML for revenue assurance services.

“The probe also seeks to verify SML’s claims that its services have been saving the nation significant revenues,” it said.

According to the OSP, the individuals were arrested Tuesday night, June 24, 2025.

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