The High Court in Accra has denied the bail application of Salomey Awity Baffoe, a senior nursing officer based in Techiman.
Salomey Awity Baffoe is facing a charge of abetment of crime in connection with content attributed to the “Ghana Jollof” social media account.
The High Court declined the application, arguing the ongoing nature of investigations and concerns that evidence could be deleted if Ms Baffoe is granted bail.
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, the lawyer for the nurse made this known, following a virtual hearing before the court.
The High Court decision means Ms Baffoe will remain in custody while investigations continue.
Meanwhile, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has denied allegations by the Ghana Police Service that his client received money from the operator of the “Ghana Jollof” TikTok account to support the publication and circulation of online content.
According to Baffour Awuah, his client has never received any money to recruit people or to support the account’s activities.
The denial follows allegations by the Ghana Police Service that Barbara Asantewaa Kodua, whom the Police identify as the operator of the “Ghana Jollof” account, remitted money to Baffoe in Ghana to support the publication and circulation of online content.
The Police claimed that Baffoe consequently distributed portions of the funds to other individuals involved in redistributing videos produced by Kodua across various social media platforms.
The Police further detailed that a forensic examination of Baffoe’s mobile phone, audio and video files, and mobile money transaction records provided evidence of the alleged financial arrangements between the two women.
However, Lawyer for Salomey Awity Baffoe, speaking on Citi FM on September 22, 2026, stated, “My client has never received money to recruit anybody or has never given money to anybody to recruit someone”.
He further questioned the information presented by the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department, COP Lydia Donkor, during a press briefing on the case, saying, “The CID Director-General came out and then did a press conference and put out certain information. I want to say that that information is doubtful in nature”.
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah also said his client did not know anyone identified as “Jollof”.
The lawyer stressed that he would not speculate about the identity of the person behind the account but would focus on the specific allegations against his client.
“So let me say this here, my client has never known anybody called Jollof. You don’t have to know by that name. You can know the person by their real name,” he added.
@ghnow_ Members of the NPP Women’s Wing have staged a protest at the High Court following the arrest of Nurse Salomey Bafor Awiti. #GHnow #fyp ♬ original sound – GHnow
@ghnow_ “Free Salomey! Free Salomey!” — NPP Women’s Wing members protest at the High Court following the arrest of Salomey Bafor Awiti. #GHnow #fyp ♬ original sound – GHnow
