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The Ghana Police Service says its ongoing investigation into the Ghana Jollof TikTok account has uncovered financial transactions involving influential and high-profile individuals who allegedly provided money to support the account’s activities.
Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), COP Lydia Donkor, made the disclosure on Friday, September 18, 2026, during a press briefing on the investigation.
COP Donkor said forensic analysis of mobile phones and mobile money transaction records had enabled investigators to trace substantial financial transfers to Salomey Awity Baffoe, a Senior Nursing Officer accused of assisting the individual believed to be behind the Ghana Jollof account.
According to her, investigators found evidence indicating that some influential individuals transferred money to Salomey, who allegedly subsequently passed portions of the funds on to those operating the Ghana Jollof platform.
She added that the Police had identified several high-profile individuals allegedly involved in financing activities linked to the account, based on information retrieved from Salomey’s mobile devices.
The CID Director-General further disclosed that investigators had uncovered financial dealings between Salomey and Barbara Asantewa-Kodua, whom the Police identify as the operator of the Ghana Jollof account and believe is currently in the United Kingdom.
Police allege that Barbara sent funds to Salomey in Ghana to support the account’s activities, with Salomey subsequently distributing some of the money to individuals involved in circulating the videos on various social media platforms.
COP Donkor said forensic examination of audio and video files, telephone records, mobile money transactions and other material recovered during the investigation would form part of the evidence to be presented in court.
She said investigators had also identified other people allegedly involved in distributing the videos and were working to locate them, as well as persons suspected of financially supporting the activities.
The development follows the arrest and arraignment of Salomey before the Adenta Circuit Court on a charge of abetment of crime, namely the publication of false news. She has pleaded not guilty and was remanded for two weeks, with the case adjourned to September 30, 2026.
Police allege that Salomey, who lives in Techiman, assisted Barbara by helping to distribute videos produced for the Ghana Jollof account and recruiting others to further circulate the material.
According to COP Donkor, investigators established a connection between the two women after examining Salomey’s phone and its contents.
The Police have accused the Ghana Jollof account of sharing content they consider false, repulsive and inciteful and which they say could create fear and alarm among the public.
COP Donkor referred to one of the videos under investigation in which Barbara allegedly claimed that a near-coup had occurred at the Jubilee House.
Barbara has subsequently been declared wanted by the Police over alleged incitement to violence. Investigators believe she may be in the United Kingdom.
The case has also sparked public and legal debate over Salomey’s arrest and continued detention. Legal scholar Prof Kwaku Asare has raised questions about whether the amended charge sheet and police brief facts sufficiently demonstrate how Salomey allegedly facilitated the particular offence for which she has been charged.
Her lawyer, Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has similarly challenged the basis for her continued remand, pointing to the Police’s position that the alleged operator of the Ghana Jollof account is outside the country.
The Police, however, maintain that the investigation remains ongoing and that evidence recovered from phones, financial records and other electronic devices will be used to establish the respective roles of the individuals allegedly connected to the case.
COP Donkor also cautioned the public that online activities or publications that violate provisions of the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 (Act 772), and the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), may amount to criminal offences.
She urged Ghanaians to exercise caution when engaging online and assured the public that the Police Service would continue to provide updates as the investigation progresses.