Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML) has initiated legal proceedings at the High Court in Accra, accusing the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of illegally confiscating its servers and other critical equipment during a raid that reportedly led to the “immediate collapse” of a nationwide system used to monitor petroleum and mineral resources.
In a writ of summons filed on November 10, 2025, SML is seeking the return of all seized items and demanding compensation amounting to $28,850,125.50 in special damages, along with GH₵20 million in general damages from the anti-corruption body.
The lawsuit arises from a forceful search and seizure operation carried out by the OSP at SML’s premises on June 10, 2025. According to the company’s statement of claim, the OSP removed 29 pieces of equipment, including seven servers, several computers and laptops, and the proprietary “SML Nova Mineral Analyzer.”
SML asserts that the raid severely disrupted its operations. The company claims the action “caused immediate collapse of the secure communication chain linking all twenty-five (25) depots to the central data center, resulting in total cessation of real-time data flow.”
As a contractor to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA, SML explained that the central server taken during the raid housed “uniquely engineered firmware and software” that could not be substituted with standard commercial alternatives.
The company further alleges that the OSP acted recklessly and outside legal bounds. “Instead of conducting forensic imaging or cloning, which preserves business continuity, the Defendant forcibly uprooted physical hardware, destroying the Plaintiff’s operational capacity nationwide,” the court filing stated.
SML also accused the OSP of intentionally sabotaging its operations, citing the removal of CCTV systems during the raid as a “calculated act intended to eliminate video evidence of the unprofessional, unlawful, and irregular manner in which the operation was carried out.”
To resume its services to the GRA, SML claims it had to spend over $28 million to rebuild its entire digital infrastructure, a cost it now seeks to recover through the court.
The OSP, established under Act 959, is tasked with investigating and prosecuting corruption and related offences. This legal challenge could have far-reaching implications for the office’s investigative procedures, especially in cases involving sensitive technological systems.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has eight days to respond in court following receipt of the writ.
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