CID and Lawyers Debunk “Fake” Arrest Reports of Nguvu Mining CEO Angela Attieh
– National Media Commission Orders Retraction
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service and legal counsel for Angela Attieh (formerly Angela List) have categorically denied widespread media reports suggesting the mining executive was arrested and granted bail.
The reports, which alleged that the CEO of Nguvu Mining Limited was detained in connection with a multi-million-dollar embezzlement case at BCM International, have been described as “total fabrications” and “a phantom of the publishers’ own imagination.”
Police and NMC Intervene
Internal investigations at Police Headquarters confirmed that the CID never considered, discussed, or triggered any action to arrest Mrs. Attieh.
Following these revelations, the National Media Commission (NMC) issued a ruling on November 17, 2025, directing all offending media houses to retract their “misleading and damaging publications” and issue formal apologies to Mrs. Attieh and her company.
One of the primary outlets involved, The Supreme Newspaper, has already apologized and retracted the story, admitting the allegations were baseless.
Legal Reaction, “Deliberate Character Assassination
In a strongly worded statement, Nii Apatu-Plange, lead counsel at Apatu-Plange & Co PRUC, cleared his client’s name, emphasizing that she has never been treated as a criminal by any law enforcement agency.
”For the avoidance of doubt, Angela List has never been arrested or detained in respect of any matter,” the statement read. “The assertion is a complete fabrication, deliberately crafted to cast her in a false and damaging light.”
The BCM International Context
The legal team highlighted that the embezzlement claims are not only false but are a “recycling” of failed allegations.
BCM International, jointly owned by Angela Attieh and her ex-husband Paul List, was reportedly “technically defunct” when she joined KPMG in 2001.
The statement noted that Mrs. Attieh worked for four years without a salary, transforming the company from a “shell” into a giant valued at over $500 million.
Counsel further clarified Active Role
She took a backseat in active management in 2021 following divorce proceedings but remains a joint owner.
Identical embezzlement claims were previously raised in corporate litigation (BCM International v. Angela List) and were dismissed by the court.
A Call for Public Discernment
Reacting personally to the reports, Angela Attieh urged the public and business partners to disregard the smear campaign.
She described the reports as a “discredited recycling” of old allegations intended to injure her reputation.
”These publications do not reflect the true facts,” she stated, urging the public to treat the false reports with the contempt they deserve.
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