A 45-year-old social media content creator has been arrested by the Ashanti Regional Police Command for allegedly publishing false information about police officers on TikTok — content he later admitted he fabricated purely to drive views and engagement.
Isaac Boafo, popularly known online as “Duabo King,” was picked up by officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (Ashanti Region) following a viral TikTok video in which he claimed four officers stationed at the Central Police Station in Kumasi had engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with commercial sex workers during night patrol duties at Asafo.
The allegations, which spread rapidly online, were entirely unsubstantiated — and Boafo himself confirmed that during interrogation.
“During interrogation, Isaac Boafo admitted to publishing the video and stated that he is a social media content creator who made the allegations solely to attract views and online engagement,” the Ashanti Regional Police Command said in a press release dated 1st March, 2026. “He further admitted that he could not substantiate the claims made against the officers.”
Beyond the police allegations, Boafo also admitted to making unverified comments about the President of the Republic — again, he said, for content creation purposes — and acknowledged he could not back those statements either.
He has since been formally charged and detained to assist with ongoing investigations.
The case is the latest reminder of the growing tension between Ghana’s vibrant social media culture and the law. While platforms like TikTok have given ordinary Ghanaians a powerful public megaphone, authorities have increasingly signalled they will not tolerate the use of those platforms to spread panic or damage reputations.
The Police used the occasion to issue a stern public warning.
“Persons found engaging in such conduct will be dealt with in accordance with the law,” the statement, signed by Deputy Superintendent of Police Godwin Ahianyo, Head of the Public Affairs Unit for the Ashanti Region, read.
