The Ghana Police Service says its investigation into the Ghana Jollof TikTok account has uncovered alleged financial links involving “highly influential” and “high-profile” individuals suspected of funding activities associated with the platform.
Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), COP Lydia Donkor, disclosed this at a press briefing on Friday, September 18, 2026, as the Police provided an update on the investigation.
She said forensic examination of mobile phones and mobile money transaction records had enabled investigators to trace significant financial transfers to Salomey Awity Baffoe, a Senior Nursing Officer accused of assisting the individual behind the Ghana Jollof account.
“Forensic examination of audio and video files on the mobile devices in custody, as well as mobile money transaction records, indicates that highly influential persons in society have transferred significant sums of money to the suspect Salomey Awity Baffoe, who in turn shares them with Ghana Jollof.”
COP Donkor said investigators had also identified individuals described as high-profile members of society who allegedly provided financial backing for activities connected to the account.
“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.”
The investigation, she said, had further established alleged financial dealings between Mrs Baffoe and Barbara Asantewa-Koduya, whom the Police identify as the person behind the Ghana Jollof account and who is believed to be in the United Kingdom.
According to the Police, Barbara allegedly transferred money to Mrs Baffoe in Ghana to support the activities, after which portions of the funds were allegedly passed on to other people involved in distributing the videos across various social media platforms.
“It has also been established that some persons have consistently sponsored the illicit online activities of Barbara Asantewa Kodua financially.”
Police gather forensic evidence
COP Donkor said investigators had recovered audio and video files, phone records and other materials which were being subjected to forensic examination.
She said the evidence obtained from the devices and financial records would form part of the material to be presented before the court.
The CID Director-General added that investigators had identified other individuals allegedly involved in the redistribution of the videos and were working to locate them, alongside those suspected of providing financial support.
The investigation follows the arrest and prosecution of Mrs Baffoe, who was arraigned before the Adenta Circuit Court on a charge of abetment of crime, to wit, publication of false news.
She was remanded for two weeks and is expected to reappear before the court on September 30, 2026. She has pleaded not guilty.
The Police allege that Mrs Baffoe, who resides in Techiman, assisted Barbara by recruiting other people to distribute videos produced for the Ghana Jollof account across different social media platforms.
Investigators also said they established a relationship between the two women after examining Mrs Baffoe's phone and other evidence.
“Further investigations have proven, through the examination of her phone and its contents, that the two have been friends.”
Police declare Ghana Jollof account owner wanted
The Police have accused the Ghana Jollof account of publishing content they describe as false, repulsive and inciteful, with the potential to cause fear and alarm.
COP Donkor cited one of the videos under investigation in which Barbara allegedly claimed that there had been a near-coup at the Jubilee House.
The Police have subsequently declared Barbara wanted over alleged incitement to violence and believe she may currently be in the United Kingdom.
The case has also generated public and legal debate over the arrest and continued detention of Mrs Baffoe.
Legal scholar Prof Kwaku Asare has questioned whether the amended charge sheet and the brief facts presented by the Police clearly establish how Mrs Baffoe allegedly facilitated the specific offence for which she has been charged.
Her lawyer, Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has similarly questioned the basis for her continued remand, arguing that the Police had informed the court that the person behind the Ghana Jollof account was in the United Kingdom.
The Police, however, maintain that investigations remain ongoing and that evidence obtained from mobile phones, financial records and other devices will be used to establish the roles of the various individuals allegedly connected to the activities.
COP Donkor cautioned the public that online publications and conduct that violate Ghanaian law could attract criminal sanctions.
She specifically referred to the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 (Act 772) and the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
She urged Ghanaians to exercise caution in their online activities and said the Police Service would continue to provide updates as investigations progress.
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