Ghana Jollof Finally Breaks Silence After Police Declared Her Wanted

Barbara Asantewaa Kodua, better known as ‘Ghana Jollof’, has come forward following a declaration from the Ghana Police Service that she is wanted in connection to allegations of incitement to violence.

Currently living in the United Kingdom, Asantewaa Kodua has been accused by the police of utilizing her TikTok account, “Ghana Jollof,” to share offensive remarks and spread misinformation that could incite panic among the public. In one video shared by authorities, she is heard asserting that there was an attempted coup d’état, claiming that President John Dramani Mahama has angered certain soldiers with his actions.

Addressing the serious accusations against her and the efforts to apprehend her, “Ghana Jollof” expressed confidence that the UK government would not extradite her back to Ghana. She also pointed out that she is currently unwell, arguing that no court would permit her return to Ghana, as she believes it’s impossible for her to have committed the alleged offenses.

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“They said I said I want to lead a coup, or I said I would kill the President. If they want me to be extradited, it would not happen just because they show the court a video.

“They would examine the person to see if s/he can do what she is saying. I’m bedridden; my knees don’t work. Are they going to carry me with a stretcher to the court,” she said in the Twi dialect in a viral video clip from an interview after she was declared wanted.

She added, “My knees are not working, and because of this I’m not able to go to work. It is the government which has been taking care of me. Even when I am going for a review, they send an ambulance and bring me down using a lift… They would not just extradite me; they would examine whether I can do the things I’m accused of.”

Why Ghana Jollof was declared wanted:

According to the police, it has been monitoring a TikTok account under the name “Ghana Jollof”, which the accused person used to issue offensive and inciting comments as well as publish false news likely to cause fear and alarm.

“As part of continuous efforts to clamp down on illicit online activities, the Ghana Police Service has, for some time now, observed a TikTok account under the name Ghana Jollof which has been used to issue offensive and inciting comments as well as to publish false news which is likely to cause fear and alarm.

Police intelligence revealed the identity of the account owner to be Babara Asantewaa Kodua, believed to be domiciled in the United Kingdom.

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“Over a period of time, Babara Asantewaa Kodua has used her social media platform to produce and publish videos containing offensive and inciting statements with the potential to provoke violence… In one of the videos under investigation, the suspect, Barbara Asantewaa Kodua, falsely made the claim that there was a near coup d’état in the Jubilee House amongst other things,” the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, Lydia Yaako Donkor, briefed the nation in a press conference on September 18, 2026.