The Ghana Police Service has arrested Eric Afoakwa, popularly known as “Chad”, who was convicted in absentia by the Accra High Court in 2019 and sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for money laundering, defrauding by false pretences, forgery of official documents, and tax evasion.
Afoakwa was found guilty on five out of six counts by Justice Georgina Mensah Datsa, who ordered that he serve his sentence concurrently and refund $132,660 to the complainant. Following the judgment, he absconded and was declared wanted by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), which appealed to the public for assistance in locating him.
On July 6, 2026, acting on the directive of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), a team from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit arrested Afoakwa while he was preparing to leave the country. He is expected to be handed over to EOCO to facilitate enforcement of the court’s ruling.
The Ghana Police Service reaffirmed its commitment to working with relevant state agencies to ensure fugitives are apprehended and made to face the full rigours of the law.
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