The Ghana Police Service says evidence extracted from mobile phones and financial records is helping investigators piece together what they describe as a wider network behind content published on the Ghana Jollof social media account.
At the centre of the investigation is Salomey Awity Baffoe, a Senior Nursing Officer who has been accused of helping to circulate material associated with the account.
Speaking to journalists on Friday, September 18, 2026, the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department, COP Lydia Donkor, said investigators had retrieved audio and video files as well as transaction records from mobile devices examined during the probe.
The Police contend that the evidence points to financial arrangements involving Salomey and Barbara Asantewa-Koduya, whom they identify as the person operating the Ghana Jollof account.
Barbara is believed to be in the United Kingdom.
According to COP Donkor, money was allegedly sent from Barbara to Salomey in Ghana and subsequently distributed to other individuals involved in spreading the videos on social media.
Investigators are also examining payments allegedly made by influential people to Salomey.
The CID chief said the Police had identified individuals they believe provided financial backing to activities connected to the account and were working to establish the extent of their involvement.
The investigation goes beyond financial transactions.
Police say they are also attempting to identify people who allegedly received and redistributed videos produced for the Ghana Jollof platform.
Some of those individuals, according to COP Donkor, have yet to be located, while investigators are continuing efforts to establish the identities and roles of alleged financial sponsors.
One of the matters being investigated is a video in which Barbara allegedly claimed that Ghana had experienced a near-coup at the Jubilee House.
The Police have described content associated with the account as false, repulsive and inciteful, alleging that some publications had the potential to cause fear and alarm.
Barbara has subsequently been declared wanted by the Police over alleged incitement to violence.
The investigation has meanwhile led to court proceedings against Salomey.
She was arraigned before the Adenta Circuit Court on a charge of abetment of crime, specifically publication of false news. She has pleaded not guilty.
The court remanded her for two weeks and is expected to hear the matter again on September 30, 2026.
Police say their case against Salomey is supported by evidence recovered from her phone, which investigators claim established a relationship between her and Barbara.
COP Donkor said the two women had been friends and that their communications and other material found on the phone formed part of the evidence being examined.
Salomey’s defence has, however, raised questions about the prosecution’s case.
Prof Kwaku Asare has questioned whether the amended charge sheet and the brief facts adequately explain the alleged link between Salomey and the specific offence with which she has been charged.
Her lawyer, Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has also challenged the justification for her continued detention, pointing to the Police’s position that Barbara is believed to be in the United Kingdom.
Despite the legal questions, the Police say the investigation remains active.
COP Donkor warned that online activities which breach provisions of the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 (Act 772), or the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), may attract criminal liability.
She urged social media users to be mindful of the material they publish or circulate as investigators continue to examine the Ghana Jollof case.
