Benjamin Madugu, Director of Communication, International Cooperation, and Strategic Partnership at the Cyber Security Authority (CSA Ghana), has condemned the actions of an alleged Russian national linked to videos involving about 40 Ghanaian women.

Speaking in an interview with Sammy Kay Media on February 13, 2026, Madugu described the development as unacceptable and a violation of Ghana’s laws on cyber and privacy-related offences.

According to him, it is wrong for any foreign national to enter Ghana and secretly record women in intimate situations, especially with the intent to publish such content online.

“It is unacceptable for a foreign national to come into our country and, for some reason, decide to record our ladies in the manner that he did. That is not acceptable, and it is condemnable. It is also an offence under the Cybersecurity Authority Act to record intimate images that both parties had agreed to capture at the time they were getting intimate and then leak those images online,” he said.

Madugu noted that the Authority is taking the matter seriously and will conduct the necessary investigations. He explained that the agency’s immediate focus is to establish the current location of the individual at the centre of the controversy.

“We want to find if the individual (Yaytseslav) is still within the jurisdiction. But if he has left, maybe he has not even gone back to Russia. Maybe he has gone to a different country and gone into hiding. But we will look into this matter and be sure about what the situation really is and what action ought to be taken,” he said.

He further cautioned the public against sharing the videos on social media, noting that doing so also constitutes an offence under Ghana’s cybersecurity laws.

“What we are urging is that if you are not the original person who recorded the video but choose to share it on your social media, that is also an offence under the Act, and it attracts not less than one year and not more than three years’ imprisonment.

"For those who think, ‘I’m not the one who recorded the video; the video is already out, and I’m only sharing it,’ if the affected individuals decide to make an official complaint to the Cybersecurity Authority, such persons can be brought to book,” he added.

Background

A man identified as Yaytseslav, who claims to be Russian, became a trending topic in Ghana after videos of his interactions with several Ghanaian women surfaced online on February 12, 2026.

Many of the videos showed him around the Accra Mall area, where he was seen interacting with female shoppers and acquaintances he encountered during public outings.

According to reports, he later invited some of the women to his apartment and recorded their conversations and private encounters using Meta glasses, allegedly without their consent, before sharing the intimate content online.

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