Houseworkers have allegedly stolen over $1 million in cash from the home of a former Ghanaian Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah.
She resigned over the weekend as a result of the incident.
A special prosecutor disclosed that the former minister has also been arrested for suspected corruption.
Meanwhile, Dapaah has denied any crimes.
However, members of Ghana’s opposition parties are not happy. They have subsequently questioned why a minister had such large amounts of cash in her house.
Special prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng said Dapaah was arrested on Monday “in respect of suspected corruption and corruption-related offences regarding large amounts of money.”
In her statement on Saturday, Dapaah resigned, saying she did not want to be a “hindrance” to the government, but rejected reports of such large amounts of cash at the family home.
“I am resigning, therefore, because I do not want this matter to become a preoccupation of government and a hindrance to the work of government,” Dapaah said.
According to court documents, the two domestic workers face charges of stealing $1 million, 300,000 euros, millions of local Ghanaian cedis, and clothing from a bedroom last year.
