Gifty Oware-Mensah Released After Spending 20 Days in NIB Custody
- Former Deputy Executive Director of the NSA, Gifty Oware-Mensah, has been released after meeting her bail conditions
- She has been accused of misappropriating over GH₵38 million and fraudulently transferring funds to her company
- Meanwhile, her former boss, Osei Asibey Antwi, remains in custody after failing to meet his bail of GH₵800 million
- Nabil Abubakar, a member of Action Movement for Bawumia 2028, shared his views on this in an interview with YEN.com.gh
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The former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, has reportedly been released after finally meeting her bail conditions.
On October 22, 2025, Oware-Mensah was granted bail of GH₵10 million with three sureties after appearing in court over the National Service Scheme (NSS) ghost names scandal.
Source: Facebook
However, after failing to meet the bail conditions, she was kept in the custody of the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) for 20 days before her release on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.
Oware-Mensah is facing charges related to the NSS ghost names scandal, which has led to significant financial losses for the state.
The scandal involves the alleged creation of thousands of ghost names on the NSS payroll, with millions of cedis allegedly siphoned from the public purse.
Oware-Mensah is accused of misappropriating GH₵38,458,248.87 between February 2022 and March 2024 while overseeing finance, audit, and procurement at the NSS.
She is also alleged to have dishonestly transferred GH₵31.5 million from a loan facility meant to support National Service Personnel into the account of her private company, Blocks of Life Consult, under the pretext of supplying goods on a hire-purchase basis.
However, in court on October 22, Oware-Mensah pleaded not guilty to five charges, including stealing and money laundering, in the ghost names scandal.
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Ex-NSA boss remains in custody
Meanwhile, Oware-Mensah’s former boss, Osei Asibey Antwi, the ex-Executive Director of the NSA, remains in custody after failing to meet his GH₵800 million bail.
He has also been accused of authorising payments to over 60,000 non-existent national service personnel and misappropriating public funds during his tenure between August 2021 and February 2025.
He was also charged with multiple counts under sections 179A(1) and 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and section 1(2)(c) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 (Act 1044).
Appearing at the Accra High Court on October 30, the ex-NSA boss, accompanied by his lawyers, denied the Attorney General's allegations.
Both Oware-Mensah and Asibey Antwi have been barred from travelling outside Ghana until the final determination of their cases.
NPP activist sympathises wity Oware-Mensah
Speaking to YEN.com.gh, Nabil Abubakar, a member of the Action Movement for Bawumia 2028, stated that the party stands with him in faith and solidarity.
He added that every leader faces challenges, but with unity and divine guidance, they believe he will overcome them and continue to serve the party with strength and wisdom
"As a party, we stand with him in faith and solidarity. Every leader faces trials, but with unity and divine guidance, we believe he will overcome and continue to serve the party with strength and wisdom," he said.
Reactions to Gifty Oware's release from NIB
Ghanaians on social media have reacted to the release of Gifty Oware-Mensah after meeting her bail conditions.
YEN.com.gh compiled a few of the reactions below:
@Mugis Mahdi said:
"Next time, they should steal with conscience to get a reasonable bail condition. You can't use a tiny rope to tie an elephant."
@Philip Agbeko Doe also said:·
"When they were "stealing" the tax payers money, did they thought of tomorrow or a day like this?"
@Seth Walker commented:
"She ain't see nothing yet !! ....this is just the beginning. Ask loud mouth wontumi!!"
Source: UGC
Suspect list in NSS scandal released
YEN.com.gh reported that 12 individuals, including former officials, were charged in connection with a GH¢548 million payroll fraud NSS scandal.
Attorney General Dominic Ayine confirmed that the investigations had concluded, with legal proceedings set to begin under the ORAL initiative.
New evidence led to the rearrest of one of the initial suspects, Stephen Kwabena Gyamfi, for allegedly siphoning state funds over several years.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
