A former Ghanaian Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, who resigned over the weekend after her houseworkers allegedly stole more than $1 million in cash from her home, has been arrested for suspected corruption, a special prosecutor said on Monday.
Dapaah has denied the allegations but the case drew criticism from Ghana’s opposition, which questioned why a minister had such large amounts of cash in her house.
Special prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng said Dapaah was placed under arrest on Monday “in respect of suspected corruption and corruption-related offences regarding large amounts of money.”
Ghana’s special prosecutor’s office deals with cases of corruption involving public officials, judges or senior political party members.
