In 2026, a series of arrests involving Ghanaian content creators sparked a national conversation about free speech, online responsibility and the limits of political commentary.
From TikTok personalities to Facebook commentators, several creators were arrested, charged or prosecuted over videos and posts targeting President John Dramani Mahama, senior government officials and state institutions.
Authorities say the cases involve alleged offences such as publishing false news, offensive conduct and making threats, while critics argue they have intensified concerns about freedom of expression in Ghana’s digital space.
This article looks at the creators whose cases have drawn public attention and the allegations brought against them.
Below are the eight Ghanaian content creators who have been arrested or prosecuted in 2025-2026 over comments about President Mahama, government officials or state institutions.
Camilla Alhassan, jailed for one year on July 16, is the latest Ghanaian content creator to be arrested over comments about President John Dramani Mahama or other government officials.
She is not the first this year and last year.
Isaac Boafo
45-year-old content creator known online as Duabo King, was arrested on March 1 by officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate.
Arrest Date: March 1, 2026
The Allegations: Initially arrested for fabricating viral claims about Kumasi police officers engaging in misconduct. During interrogation, he admitted he had also fabricated unsupported, controversial remarks about the President solely to drive views and social media engagement.
Legal Status: Charged with the publication and circulation of false information.
Priscilla Ansong
Comedian Juiscy Vibez was arrested in April over alleged defamatory comments in a movie promotional video. She was denied bail at her first court appearance and remanded, before later securing bail. She apologised to Mahama.
Arrest Date: Late 2025
The Allegations: She posted a video reviewing the fictional Ghanaian political film For Love and Country. However, her narration framed the movie’s plot as actual, real-time breaking news, claiming that the President was engaging in illicit sexual relationships with various women inside the Jubilee House (the presidential palace)
Legal Status: Remanded into police custody by the Adenta Circuit Court on charges of publishing false news. (Note: Her arrest later sparked political controversy when opposition regional chairman Kwame Baffoe “Abronye DC” publicly criticized her presiding judge, leading to his own arrest in early 2026).
Pastor William Gyimah
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Pastor William Gyimah was arrested and remanded on April 7, charged with making death threats against Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang in a video that went viral on TikTok.
The Allegations: He was arrested following a viral TikTok video in which he allegedly made death threats directed at Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang.
Legal Status: Charged and remanded in custody.
Mahama Aminat (Akosua Serwaa Aminat / “Bawumia Ba”)
Mahama Aminat (also known as Akosua Serwaa Minat or “Bawumia Ba”) is a 26-year-old Ghanaian trader and TikTok influencer known for her political content.
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She was arrested in May 2026 and brought before an Accra Circuit Court on charges of offensive conduct and allegedly making death threats against President John Dramani Mahama and the First Lady.
Arrest Date: May 20, 2026
The Allegations: Arrested in the Ashanti Region after videos surfaced of her making insulting remarks about President Mahama, threatening his life, and allegedly inciting others to harm both the President and First Lady Lordina Mahama.
Legal Status: Charged with offensive conduct, incitement of public hostility, and electronic death threats. She was granted a GH₵1 million bail with strict conditions.
Camilla Alhassan
Alhassan, 43, was arrested on July 10 and pleaded guilty the same day to offensive conduct and publication of false news.
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She had claimed in videos posted between June 30 and July 5 that Mahama sacrificed 32 cows to secure political power, and that the government’s distribution of sanitary pads to flood victims was meant to conceal the sacrifices.
Arrest Date: July 10, 2026
The Allegations: She posted a series of videos claiming President Mahama had sacrificed 32 cows to secure political power. She also alleged that a government initiative distributing sanitary pads to flood victims was a cover-up for those sacrifices.
Legal Status: Charged with Offensive Conduct and False News; she pleaded guilty and was remanded in custody.
Prince Ofori (“Fante Comedy”) & Yayra Abiwu (“Akosua Jollof” / “AY”)
Arrest Date: August 12, 2025
Prince Ofori, popularly known as “Fante Comedy,” is a Ghanaian TikTok personality and social media content creator who has gained notoriety for controversial viral videos and legal troubles
The Allegations: Following a tragic helicopter crash that killed several senior state officials, Prince Ofori hosted a live TikTok stream. During the broadcast, Yayra Abiwu and another participant made mocking remarks about the crash victims and explicitly threatened the lives of President Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama, saying they would ensure the President met a similar fate in a plane.
Legal Status: Both were arrested by the Ghana Police Service. They were charged with threat of death, abetment of crime, and offensive conduct. Ofori was granted GH₵100,000 bail, while Abiwu was granted GH₵150,000 bail.
David Kwadwo Prah Afful (“Kwame Nkrumah the Second”)
David Kwadwo Prah Afful (also spelled Kwodwo) is a Ghanaian TikTok content creator popularly known online as “Kwame Nkrumah II”.
Arrest Date: September 13, 2025
The Allegations: Afful was arrested at his hideout after a viral TikTok live session where he issued direct death threats and incited violence against public officials. Specifically, he targeted civil servants and government officials who drove state-owned vehicles with official green license plates.
Legal Status: He was swiftly prosecuted, pleaded guilty to charges of threatening death and offensive conduct, and was sentenced to seven months in prison by an Accra Circuit Court.
The arrests were made under the same provisions of Ghanaian law. The Media Foundation for West Africa and other civil society organisations have said the provisions are legal but disproportionate as a way of handling speech offences.
Alhassan is known on TikTok for political commentary and her support for the opposition New Patriotic Party.
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