The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has requested nine years of financial, tax and operational records from the law firm Sarkodie Baffour Awuah and Partners as part of ongoing investigations.
In a letter dated October 30, 2026, and signed by its Acting Executive Director, Raymond Archer, the Office directed the firm to furnish it with documents covering the period from 2017 to 2025 to facilitate its investigations.
The request was made pursuant to Section 19 of the Economic and Organised Crime Office Act, 2010 (Act 804), which provides the legal basis for the Office to request information and documents in the course of its investigations.
Among the documents requested are the firm’s audited financial statements for the nine-year period, as well as evidence of tax payments made to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
The tax records are expected to cover corporate income tax, Value Added Tax (VAT), levies and withholding tax.
EOCO has also requested a list of the firm’s bank accounts, together with the corresponding bank statements, to assist its examination of the firm’s financial transactions.
Other documents sought include the firm’s operating permit and any renewals obtained from the relevant Metropolitan, Municipal or District Assembly, as well as a list of employees who worked for the firm during the period, if any.
The Office has given the firm until November 6, 2026, to submit the requested information and documentation.
“Your response is expected to reach the undersigned by 6th November, 2026,” the letter stated.
he request comes against the backdrop of an ongoing investigation involving Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah and his former law firm, Sarkodie Baffour Awuah and Partners, over transactions involving SIC Life Savings and Loans Company and Equity Savings and Loans.
The investigation centres on a disputed settlement involving a debt owed by Equity Savings and Loans to SIC Life. The original investment of approximately GH¢3.5 million, together with accumulated interest, reportedly rose to about GH¢14.85 million. However, a July 2024 settlement resulted in SIC Life accepting GH¢5 million in full settlement of the debt.
Prosecutors allege that the transaction caused SIC Life a financial loss of GH¢9.85 million and that GH¢2.2 million was paid to the MP and his law firm as legal fees. They have also alleged that the MP subsequently transferred GH¢1 million to SIC Life’s then Managing Director.
The MP has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy, intentionally causing financial loss to a public body and money laundering. He has disputed aspects of EOCO’s account of the investigation, including claims that he failed to honour invitations, maintaining that representatives of his law firm had engaged with investigators and provided information.
He was granted GH¢10 million bail by the High Court on October 3, 2026, pending further proceedings.
