In Ghana, family reports nighttime detention of mother of three
In Techiman, Ghana, the family of 40-year-old nurse and mother of three Salomey Baffoe reported her alleged nighttime detention by unidentified people who identified themselves as national security officers. According to relatives, the woman may have been mistakenly linked to the anonymous TikTok account Ghana Jollof, which criticizes President John Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama.
Family's statement on the detention
The woman's brother, Antwi Francis, told MyJoyOnline that at around 11:30 p.m. on September 13, 2025, three people—two men and a woman—in black uniforms came to the family home in the Hansua community. According to him, they said they represented national security and would take Baffoe to the regional office.
Francis said he asked what his sister was being accused of, but was ordered to sit down and remain silent. Since then, the family says, she has not been in contact.
Version of mistaken identification
Salomey Baffoe's mother said she received a call from a man who identified himself as a national security officer in Kintampo South. According to her, he claimed that she was the mother of the author of the Ghana Jollof account. Later, the family reported, people described as security officers visited her home in Jema and repeated the claim.
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Family spokesperson Abraham Owusu Ansa denied any connection between Baffoe and the account. He noted that the family comes from Jema—the same constituency as First Lady Lordina Mahama—but said this is not evidence of the woman's involvement with the TikTok account. Baffoe works as a nurse at Abrafi Children's Hospital.
Security agencies did not confirm the operation
The Bono East Regional Police Command and representatives of the regional national security unit said they had no information about Baffoe's detention. Police said the woman was not in their custody, while national security denied involvement in the operation.
The family appealed to President John Mahama, the inspector general of police and the public for help in locating Salomey Baffoe.
