The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has revealed that the Ghana Police Service and the Cyber Crime Authority have launched an investigation into the alleged kidnapping and extortion of Black Americans.
This comes after an American lady visiting Ghana for Detty December has alleged that she was kidnapped and robbed by the police in Ghana.
According to the American lady, individuals in uniform took about $400 from her and one other guy, who was a Ghanaian.
Speaking in a self-recorded video, the American lady narrated, “Last night I was kidnapped and robbed by Police in Ghana. I was kidnapped by three masked police officers who covered their license plates. They didn’t have name badges on, they took our phones and my camera.
The Uber driver who picked us up at the end of the night told me this is something that happens frequently with the police setting up checkpoints all over the city, and they will stop, and when they find out you are American or have money, then they will take you.
She continued, “They heard my ascent because they asked a question and I had to answer. They checked our bags and our whole bodies. After they checked my bag and I had cash, they told me to get in the car.
I tried to ask why, but they got mad anytime I tried to ask the question. A friend of a friend was in the car, and he was actually cuffed because he was from Ghana; they didn’t cuff me, they drove us around, and I didn’t know where I was. One of the cops had his hand around me all the time.”
The American lady added, “They told me they were going to arrest me and the charges would not let me go back to America, and they told my friend he was going to go to jail. At one point, they were five offices; at another point, they were three.
They pulled over to an ATM They could not go with me to the ATM I wanted to tell the Bank people I was not good, but they still had my phone and camera and the person I was with, so I took out $150 and gave it to them, and they still wanted more money. They got about $400”, she added.
She further added that, thankfully, she was not physically harmed.
Also, two other videos of Diasporans who are in Ghana for Detty December also surfaced, making some accusations as well.
The GTA, in their statement shared by Deputy CEO Abeiku Santana, captioned the statement saying, “We @ghanatourismGTA have taken notice of a video circulating on social media alleging that some visiting Black Americans were kidnapped and extorted by individuals posing as police officers.
The Ghana Police Service and Cyber Security Authority have commenced full investigations into the matter.
We remain committed to ensuring the safety and security of all visitors to Ghana”, he wrote.
See the statement below:
Ghana Tourism Authourity ✍️
— AbeikuSantana (@AbeikuSantana) December 8, 2025
We @ghanatourismGTA have taken notice of a video circulating on social media alleging that some visiting Black Americans were kidnapped and extorted by individuals posing as police officers.
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