An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Ghanaian TikToker, Camilla Alhassan, to one year in prison for falsely claiming that President John Mahama “buried 32 cows” as part of rituals to secure victory in the 2024 presidential election.
Mahama, who first became Ghana’s president in 2012, returned to office after winning the 2024 presidential election by a landslide.
According to Channel One TV, the court handed down the sentence on Thursday after Alhassan pleaded guilty to charges of offensive conduct and publication of false news.
Following the judgment, Alhassan’s lawyer, Kwadwo Gyamfi Bonsu, said the court struck out the charge of electronic abuse, ruling that it lacked jurisdiction to hear that count.
Bonsu said the defence appealed for leniency, but the judge ruled that the increasing number of similar offences warranted a custodial sentence to serve as a deterrent.
Alhassan was arrested by the Ghana Police Service after videos containing the false and defamatory allegations about President Mahama went viral on social media.
