Baba Amando Remanded For Allegedly Altering Mahama And Others Photos

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 37-year-old Agricultural Officer, Abubakari Yakubu, into custody for allegedly publishing digitally altered images of President John Dramani Mahama and some prominent public officials on Facebook, with the intent to cause fear and panic.

The accused, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, is expected to reappear before the court on April 20, 2026.

Presiding over the case at Circuit Court 9, His Honour Joseph Yennuban Kunsong ordered the remand after the plea was taken.

The prosecution, led by ASP Raymond Ackom, is pursuing charges under provisions relating to cyber offences, specifically the publication of false news intended to cause fear and alarm.

According to the prosecutor, on April 8, 2026 in the Greater Accra Region, Yakubu allegedly published images of President John Dramani Mahama, Minister of Government Communications Felix Ofosu Kwakye and Member of Parliament Sam George, which had been digitally altered to depict them with feminine features.

The prosecution alleges that the images were shared on Facebook with the intent to create fear and panic among the public.

The accused faces two counts of publication of false news with intent to cause fear and alarm, contrary to Section 208(1) of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

Presenting the facts of the case, Chief Inspector Obed Aboagye Frimpong, the case investigator from the Cyber Intelligence Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters in Accra, told the court that the complainants are police officers from the Cyber Intelligence Section.

He said that on April 8, 2026 at about 11pm, officers conducting routine social media monitoring intercepted a Facebook post from an account identified as “Baba Amando.”

The post allegedly contained the altered images of the three public officials, captioned “Them and the Society.”

Further investigations led to the identification and subsequent arrest of the accused in Sunyani in the Bono Region.

Police say Yakubu was found to be the user and operator of the Facebook account in question.

In his caution statement, the accused declined to comment. Following investigations, he was charged and arraigned before the court.

The case has been adjourned to April 20, 2026, for further proceedings.

 

 

 

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