TikTok threats case: Hairdresser granted GH¢150,000 bail over alleged death threats against Mahama
A hairdresser accused of issuing threats against President John Dramani Mahama and the First Lady, Lordina Mahama, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢150,000 by an Accra Circuit Court.
The accused, Yayra Abiwu, popularly known as AY, was absent from court on Wednesday when her alleged accomplice, Prince Ofori — alias Fante Comedy — appeared. She was reportedly admitted to the Police Hospital after collapsing.
Yayra faces charges of abetment of crime, threat of death, and knowingly making a communication containing a threat of death by electronic means. She has pleaded not guilty.
The court granted her bail with three sureties, two of whom must be gainfully employed. She is also required to deposit her passport with the court registry and report to the police every Monday.
Her lawyer, Mr Enoch Anhwere Afoakwah, argued that his client had a fixed place of abode, no prior criminal record, and posed no flight risk. He added that her mobile phones had already been seized for forensic examination, stressing that bail should not be used as punishment.
On 13 August 2025, Ofori, a trader and resident of Abossey Okai, was also charged with offensive conduct conducive to a breach of the peace and knowingly permitting an electronic communication service to be used for offensive communication. He pleaded not guilty before Mrs Evelyn Asamoah, a High Court judge sitting with additional responsibility as a Circuit Court judge.
Ofori was granted bail of GH¢100,000 with three sureties and is also required to deposit his passport and report to the police weekly.
A third suspect, Alberta Okrah, alias Ghana Jollof, is currently at large.
Prosecutor ASP Emmanuel Haligah opposed bail for Yayra, citing the seriousness of the threats made against the President and First Lady. He told the court there was undisputed video evidence of her threatening to “kill the President.”
According to the prosecution, in August 2025, Alberta and Ofori hosted a live-streamed discussion on TikTok in which offensive and abusive statements were directed at Sammy Gyamfi, conduct likely to provoke a breach of the peace.
They allegedly went further to threaten the lives of the President and First Lady, saying: “We will kill the President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, and kill him again, in a plane. We will make sure we kill that Mahama,” among other remarks.
The prosecution said the accused persons actively participated in the programme and encouraged the offensive statements. Alberta and Ofori, as hosts, had full control of the live session but knowingly permitted their platform to be used for making and disseminating the threats.
The matter was subsequently reported to the police, who secured a forensic capture of the live stream as evidence.
Yayra and Ofori are scheduled to reappear in court on August 25, 2025.
