Tiwaa Addo-Danquah Reportedly Sacked As EOCO Boss, Sent Back To Police Service

Tiwaa Addo-Danquah Reportedly Sacked As EOCO Boss, Sent Back To Police Service

  • President John Mahama has reportedly sacked COP Maame Tiwaa Addo-Danquah from the Economic and Organised Crime Office
  • Addo-Danquah was appointed boss of the Economic and Organised Crime Office in January 2022
  • Reports indicate the president wants Addo-Danquah reassignment within the Ghana Police Service

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President John Mahama has reportedly terminated COP Maame Tiwaa Addo-Danquah's appointment as the Economic and Organised Crime Office’s (EOCO) Executive Director.

3News reported that the president is asking for her reassignment within the Ghana Police Service.

President John Mahama, Maame Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, EOCO, Ghana Police, Financial Crimes
President John Mahama reportedly terminates COP Maame Tiwaa Addo-Danquah's appointment at EOCO. Source: Ghana Police Service
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It also reported that the decision is believed to be aimed at reinvigorating the agency and addressing public concerns over its recent performance in high-profile financial crime cases.

During her time in office, she was also elected Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa at the 14th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies.

Addo-Danquah was appointed boss of the Economic and Organised Crime Office in January 2022. The FBI has lauded her and the office in the past for their efforts to combat organised crime.

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She has also faced criticism for handling some corruption-related cases, like the Cecilia Dapaah scandal.

EOCO was compelled to deny claims from the Office of the Special Prosecutor that it is reluctant to probe alleged corruption by former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah.

About Addo-Danquah

Addo-Danquah was the first Commandant of the Ghana Police Command and Staff College, Winneba, the highest Training Institution of the Ghana Police Service.

She was the Divisional Commander at the Accra Central Division, Deputy Director-General of the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards Bureau (PIPS), Deputy Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department and first Female Substantive Director-General/CID, the Director-General of Ghana Police Service Welfare, the Director-Police Professional Standard Bureau and currently the Executive Director for the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). She has also served at the United Nations Mission in Kosovo as a Civil Police Officer.

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She also served as a council member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana.

Attack on EOCO

Some assailants stormed the Economic and Organised Crime Office in Accra and destroyed a bust in honour of Addo-Danquah.

The incident occurred around 11:30 am on January 7, as Mahama was being sworn in as president.

According to reports, two security officers were stationed at the EOCO premises but could not stop the vandalism.

The office's staff commissioned the bust in October last year to honour Addo-Danquah. The bust was met with some criticism and controversy.

FBI collaborates with EOCO to retrieve stolen cars

YEN.com.gh reported that EOCO disclosed that an operation on December 9, 2022, that resulted in the seizure of some vehicles at some garages in Accra was done in collaboration with the FBI.

EOCO stated that all 37 vehicles removed from the garages were suspected to have been stolen from the US and Canada and brought to Ghana.

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Earlier, car importers complained about unexplained raids at their garages that had seized 300 vehicles.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.