Salomey Awiti Bafoh
The woes of Techiman-based 40-year-old senior nurse, Salomey Awiti Bafoh, were reduced yesterday after the Adenta Circuit Court granted her a bail of GH¢100,000 with two sureties following her remand for allegedly aiding ‘Ghana Jollof’ to distribute false information online.
The woman, a mother of three, was reportedly picked up from her home on the night of September 12, 2026, following accusations of serving as a liaison for ‘Ghana Jollof’ to distribute insult-filled contents on social media.
She was remanded into custody by the court on September 17, and two attempts by her lawyer, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah – one at the Circuit Court and the other at the High Court, to secure bail for her were unsuccessful.
Appearing before the court yesterday, Mr. Awuah, who was himself granted bail on Saturday following his detention by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), prayed the court to grant the nurse bail, pointing out that she had been in custody for the last three weeks.
The application was not opposed by the Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, who was in court for the prosecution.
The court, presided over by Her Honour Angela Attachie, granted Madam Bafoh a bail of GH¢100,000 with two sureties to be justified.
The court directed that the sureties must be civil servants earning not less than GH¢3,000 monthly salary.
The accused was further directed to report to police once every two weeks. The case was adjourned to February 17, 2027.
“There couldn’t have been a better outcome for me than this… It’s been a very sad journey, a difficult moment that has had our skin getting encumbered in the game,” Mr. Awuah told journalists after the court proceeding.
Remand
On September 17, Salomey Awiti Bafoh was remanded into custody for two weeks for allegedly “serving as liaison” for Barbara Asantewaa Kodua (Ghana Jollof) to publish and circulate false news on social media.
Madam Bafoh has been charged with one count of abetment of crime – publication of false news for her alleged role in the circulation of Ghana Jollof’s videos which many consider to be vile, further raising concerns about insults gaining their way into Ghanaian politics.
Although Barbara Asantewaa Kodua appears on the prosecution’s charge sheet as the second accused person, no specific charges were levelled against her.
The police, however, indicated in its summary of facts that she used her social media platform to produce and publish videos containing offensive and inciting statements with the potential to provoke violence.
They further accused her of threatening to “overthrow the Government of Ghana,” adding that Ghana Jollof said “she will burn Ghana amongst other things.”
Wanted
The Ghana Police Service has declared Barbara Asantewaa Kodua wanted for being behind the ‘Ghana Jollof’ account on TikTok used to hurl vile insults at government officials.
A poster shared on the social media pages of the Service pointed out that the suspect is currently “hiding” in the United Kingdom and was last seen on August 4, 2022 at the Accra International Airport.
The woman, said to be 40 years old, is fair in complexion and is wanted for allegedly inciting violence through her social media videos.
“Anyone with information about the suspect, should kindly contact the nearest police station or call 0500100010,” the poster added.
BY Gibril Abdul Razak