Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), a key private sector partner in Ghana’s petroleum monitoring and revenue assurance efforts, has publicly condemned the unannounced and forceful raid conducted on its Osu and Tema offices by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and National Security operatives on Tuesday, June 10th.
The coordinated operation, which reportedly involved the removal of vital IT equipment, proprietary technology, and files, as well as the temporary detention and assault of some staff members, has sparked concerns about the potential disruption to Ghana’s petroleum sector oversight and national revenue systems.
SML stated that since March 2025, the company has cooperated fully with the OSP, providing all requested documentation under confidentiality agreements. The raid, which was carried out without prior notice or presentation of a warrant, came as a surprise and has been described as “unwarranted” and damaging.
The company detailed that critical servers and gold analyzers, essential to their real-time petroleum monitoring and transaction auditing services for the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), were seized or damaged. This has resulted in the suspension of real-time fuel movement oversight, interrupted automated fuel volume reconciliations, and halted 24/7 surveillance of 26 petroleum depots — functions that have historically helped reduce fuel volume discrepancies by 92%, translating to over GHS 20 billion in additional revenue since 2020.
SML warned that prolonged downtime could lead to significant tax revenue leakages, estimated at GHS 348 million per month, undermining national fiscal integrity. The company also raised alarms about the risk to its proprietary intellectual property, developed through private investment, which was removed without clear safeguards.
In a respectful appeal, SML called on the Ghana Revenue Authority, Ministry of Finance, and other relevant bodies to coordinate more closely with security agencies, restore essential monitoring systems swiftly, and ensure fair administrative processes that balance transparency with innovation and private sector partnership.
“Ghana’s development has thrived on strategic public-private partnerships,” SML’s management said. “We remain committed to national progress through lawful service, technological innovation, and institutional cooperation. The dismantling of the nation’s only independent real-time petroleum monitoring system threatens years of progress in revenue assurance.”
The company urged that the current situation should be an opportunity for dialogue rather than division, expressing confidence that Ghana’s institutions will resolve the matter in a way that upholds the country’s commitment to innovation, governance, and due process.
