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Police remand Techiman nurse and hunt backers of 'Ghana Jolof' TikTok videos
Detectives say phone and mobile money records point to people who paid for the circulation of the content, and that a UK-based account holder has been identified.
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A nurse from Techiman has been remanded in police custody after her arrest on 17 September in a probe into videos posted on the "Ghana Jolof" TikTok account. At a briefing in Accra on Friday, 18 September, the head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said officers are now searching for the people who allegedly funded the content.
What we know
- Salomey Awittey Bafoe, a nurse based in Techiman, was arrested on 17 September 2026, charged with abetment of crime linked to the publication of false news, and remanded in police custody. She is due back in court on 30 September.
- Commissioner of Police Lydia Donkor, Director-General of the CID, gave the details to reporters at the CID headquarters in Accra on Friday, 18 September.
- Police said intelligence work identified Barbara Asantewaa Koduah, believed to live in the United Kingdom, as the person behind the "Ghana Jolof" account, and accused her of using it to post videos capable of provoking violence.
- Police accused Ms Bafoe of helping spread Ms Koduah's videos and of enlisting others to repost them on different social media platforms. Ms Donkor said Ms Bafoe's phone showed the two women were friends.
- Police said money passed through the arrangement, with Ms Koduah allegedly sending funds from the UK to Ms Bafoe in Ghana, and portions then reaching others who shared the videos. Investigators said they are still looking for further accomplices and for those suspected of paying for the activity.
- Police said officers, working with the National Signals Bureau, examined phones, audio and video files and mobile money records, and that material from Ms Bafoe's phone, including voice and call data, is expected to be used as evidence in court.
- Ms Donkor reminded the public that online posts and behaviour that break the law can lead to prosecution, and named Act 772 (the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008) and Act 29 (the Criminal Offences Act, 1960) as relevant laws.
What's disputed / unconfirmed
- Police allege that "highly influential persons" sent large sums to Ms Bafoe, who is said to have passed part of the money on to Ms Koduah and others handling distribution. No such person has been named, and none of the money trail has been tested in court.
- Police say one of the videos under investigation included an allegedly false story that the Jubilee House had come close to a coup. This is the police description of the content, and the videos themselves have not been examined in court.
- Ms Bafoe and Ms Koduah are suspects, not convicted persons. The reports carry no response from either woman to the accusations.
Why it matters for Ghana
The case shows how far police are prepared to go against people accused of spreading false or inflammatory material online, including anyone alleged to have reposted or paid for it. Social media users in Ghana who share such videos, as well as those who fund them, may face the same legal scrutiny. The hunt for financial backers also means the investigation could widen beyond the two women now at its centre.
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