A 43-year-old TikToker, Camilla Alhassan, has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to charges of offensive conduct and publication of false news over videos she shared about President John Mahama.
The Accra Circuit Court handed down the sentence on Thursday, July 16, after Alhassan admitted to all the charges brought against her.
The conviction relates to a series of TikTok videos in which she falsely claimed that President Mahama performed ritual sacrifices involving 32 cows to secure victory in the 2024 general election.
Prosecutors told the court that the allegations were made without any evidence.
Before sentencing, the court had remanded Alhassan into lawful custody and ordered that she undergo a pregnancy test.
Following her guilty plea, the court convicted her on the charges and sentenced her to one year in prison.
The prosecution said the offending videos were published between late June and early July 2026.
According to prosecutors, Alhassan alleged in the videos that President Mahama engaged in ritual practices to gain political power.
She also claimed that the government’s distribution of sanitary pads to victims affected by the June 29 floods was intended to conceal the alleged rituals.
Investigators said both claims were completely false and unsupported by any evidence.
The case highlights the legal consequences of publishing false information on social media, particularly where such claims are found to be defamatory or capable of misleading the public.
