The Ghana Hajj Board has said Alhaji Sibamay Zakaria, the Muslim man who was captured in a viral video slapping Apostle Daniel Junior Yaw Adjei, is not a member of the Hajj Board.
On Thursday, August 13, 2026, the Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG) refuted claims that Alhaji Zakaria, commonly known as Alhaji Papa Angola, was a member of the board.
In a statement on Facebook, the Hajj Board stated, “The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG) wishes to state for the record that Alhaji Sibamay Zakaria, who is popularly called Alhaji Papa Angola, is NOT a member of the Ghana Hajj Board and does not represent PAOG in any official capacity.
“Any reports linking him to the Hajj Board are inaccurate”.
Meanwhile, netizens on X are chasing the Ghana Police Service over the identity of the man arrested for allegedly slapping a pastor at the Ghana Police Headquarters.
It will be recalled that the Ghana Police Service, on August 13, 2026, announced the arrest of Sibamay Zakaria as the man who was captured in a viral video assaulting Apostle Daniel Junior Yaw Adjei at the Police Headquarters.
According to the Police, the suspect identified as Sibamay Zakaria is in custody assisting the investigation and will be put before the court.
The Ghana Police Service in a post on X stated, “POLICE ARREST SUSPECT IN VIRAL VIDEO ASSAULTING A SUSPECT.
The Ghana Police Service has arrested suspect Sibamay Zakaria who was captured in a viral video assaulting a suspect.
The suspect is in custody assisting the investigation and will be put before the court”.
Following the Police Service’s announcement, social media users have challenged the police, claiming that the man seen in the viral video assaulting the pastor is not the same person who was arrested.
Some netizens reacting stated, “You know this is not the person that slapped the man. This will only afford him the opportunity to be released because he’s not the one. What about the officers who released the pastor to those criminals to advise him? We are not fools @GhPoliceService”.
Another X user added, “Be the Judge. How is this the same person ? I’m really disappointed in how the Police has handled this Mohamed issue”.
A Facebook user also added, “The suspect that you’ve posted on your page doesn’t appear to be the same person that assaulted the pastor.
EXHIBIT A: For one thing, the suspect has slanted shoulders and an oval-shaped chin.
EXHIBIT B: The man in the video who is seen to have physically struck the pastor while he was in your custody has SQUARE shoulders, is taller (around 6 feet or more) with a SQUARE-shaped chin and face.
He’s also more broad-chested than your suspect.
Indeed, these two men can’t be the same person”.
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