Ghanaian security operatives have arrested Bright Mensah Bonsu, a self-proclaimed special aide to the late Ghana High Commissioner to Nigeria, Alhaji Rashid Bawa. Mensah Bonsu is accused of receiving $1.5 million in cash and signing documents to sell a prime diplomatic property belonging to Ghana’s High Commission in Nigeria without paying the money into government accounts or declaring it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, documents show that Mensah Bonsu and his collaborators valued the Lagos beachfront property at $5.3 million, considering the $1.5 million payment as the first installment. The government is investigating how Mensah Bonsu obtained a diplomatic passport despite not being a staff member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Ghana High Commission in Nigeria.
Mensah Bonsu’s claims that he acted on the instructions of his superiors will be scrutinized in court. The Mahama administration has assured that justice will be served, and anyone involved in the conspiracy will face consequences. The government aims to recover the $1.5 million and protect Ghana’s international image. Ghana’s bilateral relations with Nigeria will not be affected by this incident, the government has promised.
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