The Ghana Police Service says its ongoing investigation into social media personality Barbara Asantewaa Kodua, popularly known as “Ghana Jollof,” has uncovered alleged financial links involving individuals supporting her online activities.
Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, disclosed this at a press briefing at the CID Headquarters in Accra on Friday, September 18, 2026.
She said the investigation followed the Police Service’s monitoring of a TikTok account operating under the name Ghana Jollof, which police allege has been used to publish false news and make offensive and inciteful comments.
According to COP Donkor, police intelligence identified Barbara Asantewaa Kodua, who is believed to be based in the United Kingdom, as the owner of the account.
She said some of the content under investigation allegedly contained statements capable of provoking violence, including a claim that there had been a near coup d’état at Jubilee House.
The CID Director-General said investigations had identified Salomey Awiti Bafoh, a nurse resident in Techiman, as an alleged associate of Barbara Asantewaa Kodua.
She said police investigations had established that Ms Bafoh allegedly assisted in disseminating videos produced by Ghana Jollof by recruiting other individuals to redistribute the content across various social media platforms.
COP Donkor said examinations of the suspect’s devices and other evidence had established a relationship between the two women, while police were also in possession of audio interviews concerning their relationship.
She further disclosed that forensic examinations of audio and video files on mobile devices, together with mobile money transaction records, had allegedly revealed transfers of significant sums of money to Ms Bafoh.
According to the police, Ms Bafoh subsequently shared some of the funds with Ghana Jollof and other individuals involved in redistributing the videos.
COP Donkor said investigators had also identified what they described as high-profile individuals allegedly funding the activities and that information retrieved from phones would form part of the evidence to be presented in court.
The Ghana Police Service, working with the National Signals Bureau, arrested Ms Bafoh on September 17, 2026.
She was subsequently arraigned and charged with abetment of crime, to wit, publication of false news.
The court remanded her into police custody to assist with investigations, with her next appearance scheduled for 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 financially sponsoring the activities.
She cautioned members of the public that publications and conduct that violate the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 (Act 772), and the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), could constitute criminal offences.
She urged the public to exercise caution in their online engagements and public discourse.
The CID Director-General said the Police Service would continue working with relevant stakeholders and the public to maintain law and order both offline and online.
She added that the briefing formed part of the Police Service’s commitment to providing updates on cases under investigation.
