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.
Meanwhile, some netizens have reacted to the video, saying, “She should be invited to the CID headquarters for investigation. Kidnapping is not child’s play…”.
Another netizen added, “All these clout chasers entering our country just create a bad image for us. She should be invited by the police to prove all these allegations. If there isn’t any, she should never be allowed entry into this country again.
We don’t need this bad energy in this country”.
“This is very true, @GhPoliceService is capable of doing this. I was once stopped at one checkpoint at Osu when you’re coming from Lady. I was with a British lady and the mandem said I was holding a toffee without a brand name on it, so it’s a wee toffee”, a netizen added.
One more X user added, “Dampare barred the police from roadside searches whenever it’s December. That was what helped Detty December boom. The current IGP is disgracing Ghana because this isn’t the first time”
Watch the video below:
“Last night I was robbed and kidnapped by the police in Ghana.” – An American lady visiting for Detty December claimed, alleging that individuals in uniform took about $400 from her and one other guy . pic.twitter.com/pcquthyen2
— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) December 8, 2025