Host of Metro TV's Good Evening Ghana Paul Adom-Otchere has revealed that $800,000 of the money stolen from former Sanitation Minister Cecilia private residency belonged to his late brother bequeathed to his mother.

The $800,000 was handed to Madam Cecilia Dapaah for safe keeping by her mother who later passed on.

Mr Adom-Otchere claims this revelation is according to the charge sheet filed by Mrs Dapaah's to the Ghana Police.

Only $200,000 belonged to Cecilia Dapaah and €300,000 belonged to her architect husband Daniel Osei Kufuor.

Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, has been arrested by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

This was confirmed in a statement signed by the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng dated July 24, 2023.

This follows a court case in which two house helps and others are standing trial for allegedly stealing $1 million, €300,000 and millions of cedis from her Ablekuma residence.

Two of her house helps, Patience Botwe (18) and Sarah Agyei (30), were previously charged with conspiracy to commit a crime and five counts of stealing, following the alleged incidents between July and October 2022.