Salomey Awity Baffoe (also referred to as Salomey Bafoh Awiti or similar variants), a 40-year-old senior nursing officer and mother of three, works at the Abrafi Women and Children’s Hospital in Techiman (Bono East Region), where she heads the emergency ward. She lived in Hansua, near Techiman. On the night of Sunday, 13 September 2026, around 11:30 p.m., three people (two men and one woman) dressed in black uniforms and identifying themselves as National Security operatives arrived at her home. According to her brother, Antwi Francis, they did not present a warrant or clearly state the reason for the arrest. They simply took her away, saying they were taking her to the regional command. Her family lost contact with her and initially could not confirm her whereabouts; local police and National Security in the region also reportedly denied knowledge of the operation at first. The next day, her mother (who lives in Jema) received a call from someone claiming to be linked to Kintampo South National Security. The caller alleged that she was “the mother of Ghana Jollof.” Officers later visited the mother’s house with the same claim. The family has strongly and consistently denied any connection. They described Salomey as a professional nurse focused on her work and children, not involved in politics or social-media activism. Salomey herself had earlier posted a video denying online claims that she was behind the account, saying someone was impersonating her and that she was not a politician. “Ghana Jollof” is an anonymous TikTok account known for sharp, critical (and sometimes highly provocative) commentary directed at President John Dramani Mahama, First Lady Lordina Mahama, and other NDC figures. Police later identified Barbara Asantewaa Kodua (age 40) as the person behind the account. They say she was last seen at Accra International Airport in August 2022 and is believed to be in the UK. Authorities have declared her wanted, accusing the account of publishing false news and making statements with the potential to incite violence (including alleged threats related to overthrowing the government). Salomey was eventually produced in court. On Thursday, 17 September 2026, she appeared before the Adenta Circuit Court (sometimes called Adenta Complex Court). She was charged with abetment of crime—specifically, publication of false news—under Ghana’s Criminal Offences Act. The police charge sheet alleged that she acted as a liaison for Barbara Asantewaa Kodua (“Ghana Jollof”), helping to disseminate the account’s videos by recruiting others to redistribute and circulate them on social media. She pleaded not guilty. Her lawyer (Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah) challenged the detention, noting that authorities had told the court the main operator was in the UK and questioning why Salomey was being held. The court nonetheless remanded her in custody for two weeks on national-security grounds while investigations continue. Family members, the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (which checked on her welfare and was assured she was safe and unharmed), and some politicians (including Hawa Koomson) have called for her release on bail, criticising the midnight arrest, the lack of clear evidence presented, and the impact on her three children. The person believed to be Ghana Jollof later posted a defiant video insisting that Salomey was not her and that the wrong person had been arrested. As of the latest reports, Salomey remains in custody pending further investigations and her next court appearance. The case has drawn significant public attention in Ghana over questions of due process, the targeting of online critics, and the distinction between the anonymous TikToker and the nurse who was detained. - @modern_nursesandmidwives