Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML) has filed a lawsuit against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) at the Accra High Court, accusing the anti-corruption agency of unlawfully seizing its servers and equipment during a June 2025 operation — an act the company claims crippled its nationwide petroleum and minerals monitoring system.
In a writ of summons dated November 10, 2025, SML is demanding the immediate return of its confiscated equipment, special damages amounting to $28,850,125.50, and an additional GH₵20 million in general damages.
According to the company’s statement of claim, OSP officers carried out a heavily armed search and seizure at its premises on June 10, 2025, taking away 29 pieces of equipment, including seven servers, several computers and laptops, as well as its proprietary “SML Nova Mineral Analyzer.”
SML says the confiscation had devastating consequences, alleging that the action led to an “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.”
The firm, which has a contract with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to provide revenue assurance services, further explained that its main server contained unique firmware and software specifically designed for its systems and could not be substituted with ordinary commercial equipment.
The company accuses the OSP of acting with recklessness and disregard for due process, claiming investigators should have used forensic imaging or cloning methods to preserve data rather than physically uprooting critical hardware.
In the suit, SML also alleged that OSP officers deliberately dismantled CCTV systems during the raid — an act it describes as “a calculated move intended to erase video evidence of the irregular and unprofessional conduct of the operation.”
The company said it had to rebuild its entire technology network, costing over $28 million, in order to restore operations and resume services to the GRA.
The OSP, established under Act 959, is tasked with investigating and prosecuting corruption-related offences. However, this lawsuit could test the scope of its investigative powers, particularly when handling digital systems owned by private contractors working with state agencies.
The OSP has eight days to respond to the lawsuit after being served with the writ.
