Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, Member of Parliament for Manhyia South and legal representative for 40-year-old mother of three, Salomey Baffoe, has explained the allegations levelled against her to justify what he describes as her unlawful arrest and continued detention by security authorities.

Salomey, a nurse based in Techiman in the Bono East Region, was reportedly arrested during a midnight operation at her residence in Hansua, a community in the Techiman Municipality.

Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah said the brief facts authorities presented before the court was that Salomey had conspired with an anonymous social media account known as “Ghana Jollof” to plan a coup aimed at removing President John Mahama from office.

According to the legislator, the security authorities told the judge that Salomey had links to the anonymous TikTok account, which has in recent months attracted attention for its strong criticism of President Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama.

The lawyer angrily noted that the allegation formed the basis for the authorities’ decision to continue holding Salomey in custody while investigations proceed, insisting that the nurse, who serves her community and country, is being falsely accused.

“The claim that was presented was that she had been arrested because she had conspired with someone known as ‘Ghana Jollof’ to plot a coup. That was the brief fact they presented to the judge. They said the woman, who is a nurse and lives in Techiman, had planned with ‘Ghana Jollof’, a person nobody knows, to stage a coup and unseat the President. That is why they said they were still keeping her in custody while investigations continued,” he said.

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The development has caused concern among residents of Hansua following the alleged midnight arrest of the nurse, who is a mother of three.

The incident reportedly occurred between 11 p.m. and midnight on Sunday, September 13, 2026.

According to Antwi Francis, Salomey’s brother, who was present when the arrest took place, three individuals, comprising two men and a woman, arrived at the residence at about 11:30 p.m. dressed in black uniforms, believed to be from National Security.

“They came in black. Two men and a lady,” Antwi recounted in an interview with Joy News.

He said the individuals identified themselves as National Security officers and informed him that they had come to take his sister to the regional command.

“They told me they were National Security and that they were taking my sister to the regional command. I asked what she had done. They asked me to sit down and keep quiet. I just watched her leave and couldn’t do anything,” Antwi Francis said.

The circumstances surrounding the arrest have since generated questions from Salomey’s family, who have firmly denied that she has any connection to the “Ghana Jollof” TikTok account.

The family has described the allegation as a case of mistaken identity and insists that Salomey has no association with the anonymous account.

The “Ghana Jollof” account has, in recent months, become known for its outspoken criticism of the government and President John Mahama.

The anonymous TikTok account operates without publicly revealing the identity or face of the person behind it and has built a sizeable following through videos and commentary targeting the President and the First Lady.

Its content has included strong and, at times, offensive language directed at political figures, drawing increased public attention to the identity of the person operating the account.

The alleged connection between Salomey and the account has therefore become a central issue in the case, with her family maintaining that the detained nurse has been wrongly linked to the person behind “Ghana Jollof”.

Meanwhile, Salomey remains in custody as security authorities continue their investigations into the allegations presented before the court.

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“John Mahama arrested the nurse because she and Ghana Jollof are planning to overthrow the government”- according to the lawyer for the nurse. 

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