The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has disclosed details of how it uncovered a network allegedly involved in producing, financing and distributing videos posted on TikTok under the account name “Ghana Jollof.” According to the police, Barbara Asantewaa Kodua is behind the Ghana Jollof account and has allegedly been publishing content considered detrimental to national security. The police have declared her a wanted person.
Speaking at a press briefing in Accra on Friday afternoon, September 18, 2026, the Director-General of the CID, COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, said investigations had established that Salomey Awity Baffoe, a nurse based in Techiman, recruited other individuals to redistribute the videos across various social media platforms.
COP Donkor said forensic analysis of Baffoe’s mobile phone, together with an examination of her mobile money transaction records, uncovered financial links between her and individuals allegedly providing support for the activities. “Highly influential persons in society have transferred significant sums of money to the suspect Salomey, who in turn shares them with Ghana Jollof,” the CID Director-General said.
The briefing was intended to update the public on investigations into the publication of alleged false news, inciting comments and offensive conduct associated with the Ghana Jollof account, as well as the arrest and remand of Salomey Awity Baffoe.
Investigations
Police intelligence had been monitoring TikTok accounts under the name Ghana Jollof, which were allegedly used to spread false information and publish offensive, inciting remarks capable of causing fear and alarm. According to COP Donkor, “Over time, Barbara Asantewaa Kodua has used her social media platform to produce and share videos containing offensive and provocative statements with the potential to spark violence.”
Investigations revealed that the Ghana Jollof accounts, believed to be operated from the United Kingdom, were linked to Barbara. One of the videos under review included her claim that there had been a near coup d’état at Jubilee House.
Financial trail
COP Donkor said investigations had uncovered financial arrangements between Ghana Jollof and Mrs Baffoe, including the remittance of money from the United Kingdom to her in the country. She said Mrs Baffoe allegedly distributed portions of the funds to other persons involved in the redistribution and circulation of the videos. According to COP Donkor, the police had also identified individuals who allegedly provided financial support for the online activities.
“It will interest you to know that the police also know all those, including high-profile persons within our society, who are funding them through information retrieved from her phones,” she said. She said forensic analysis of voices, audio and video files and other information retrieved from the mobile devices had produced evidence which would be presented before the court. “Forensic analysis of voices and other details of thorough investigations of her abetting the various acts have been retrieved from her phone records and transcripts made of them, all of which will be tendered in evidence in court,” COP Donkor said.
Relationship
“Further investigations have proven through the examination of her phone and its contents that the two have been friends. Similarly, the police are also in possession of audio interviews admitting the relationship between the two,” the Director-General of the CID said. She said the investigation had further established Mrs Baffoe’s alleged role in aiding Ghana Jollof by recruiting other people to redistribute the videos across various social media platforms.
Arrest
COP Donkor said Mrs Baffoe was arrested on Thursday, September 17, 2026, through a joint operation involving the National Signal Bureau and the Ghana Police Service.
She said the suspect was subsequently arraigned before the court on a charge of abetment of crime, namely the publication of false news. She was remanded into police custody to assist with ongoing investigations and is expected to reappear before the court on September 30, 2026.
COP Donkor said investigations were continuing to identify and locate other individuals allegedly involved in redistributing the videos, as well as persons suspected of financing the activities.
She cautioned the public against engaging in online activities or publishing content that contravenes Ghana’s laws.
“Any acts, conduct and publications that are contrary to provisions of the Electronic Transactions Act 2008, Act 772 and the Criminal and Other Offences Act 1960, Act 29 become criminal offences and will be treated as such,” she said.
COP Donkor urged the public to exercise caution in their online interactions and contribute to creating safe digital spaces.
“I therefore wish to entreat all of us to be guided in our public discourse, especially in our online engagement to ensure safe online spaces for all,” she said.
She assured the public that the Ghana Police Service would continue to collaborate with relevant stakeholders and the public to safeguard security, law and order both within communities and across online platforms.
