Ghana’s former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, faced a dramatic turn of events when she reported a theft at her house and was subsequently arrested.

According to a court charge sheet, a significant sum of money was stolen, including $1 million, 300,000 euros, and 350,000 Ghana cedis, along with valuable personal items. The revelations sparked outrage in Ghana, where the currency has been losing value rapidly, leading to suspicions about the possession of foreign currency by a government minister.

Ms. Dapaah resigned from her post to avoid distracting the government’s work, but the anger persisted, resulting in her arrest by the Office of the Special Prosecutor for suspected corruption and related offenses. The investigation centers around two domestic workers, accused of being involved in the burglaries, who allegedly went on extravagant spending sprees with the stolen money. Ms. Dapaah’s political future is now uncertain as the investigation seeks to establish the origins of the substantial sums found in her house.