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The former Director General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Osei Assibey Antwi, has reportedly been picked up by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) for questioning at his residence this morning.



Sources indicate that the former government official is currently in custody, though details of the ongoing investigation remain scarce.



Osei Assibey Antwi, was appointed as interim Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS) in 2021 by former President Nana Akufo-Addo.



His arrest is believed to be linked to a massive payroll fraud scandal involving the alleged discovery of 81,885 ghost names on the National Service payroll. 



The anomalies were uncovered following a headcount of active National Service personnel, which was ordered by the Finance Minister as part of efforts to clear allowance arrears dating back to August 2024.



In response to the scandal, President John Dramani Mahama directed the NIB to launch a full-scale investigation into the National Service Secretariat (NSA) under the previous administration.



Osei Assibey Antwi is the latest former NSA official to face questioning, following recent NIB invitations extended to Gifty Oware-Mensah, a former Deputy Director of the NSA, and Kwaku Ohene Gyan, a former Deputy Director in charge of Operations at the NSA.

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