Two women granted GH¢100,000 bail over offensive remarks against President Mahama
Two women accused of making abusive and offensive statements against President John Dramani Mahama in connection with the August 6 helicopter crash have been granted bail.
Appearing before the Adenta Circuit Court, Priscilla Duah Birago, a 29-year-old National Service Person, and Charity Dede Tetteh, a 29-year-old beautician, were each admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 with two sureties.
According to the court, one of the sureties must be justified with property.
Tetteh and Birago pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit a crime with offensive conduct and offensive conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace.
They are alleged to have conspired to make offensive statements to wit: “We would have been happier if the President, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, was involved in the helicopter crash and dwarfs had eaten him up. A lot of people are dying under his tenure of office.”
The court, presided over by Mrs Angela Attache, admonished the accused persons to stay out of trouble, stressing that the matter was a sensitive one.
A team of three lawyers, led by Mr Enoch Anhwere Afoakwa, appeared for the accused persons and told the court they would advise their clients accordingly.
The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Maxwell Lanyo, informed the court that the police were yet to obtain an order from the High Court to access the phones of the accused.
Chief Inspector Lanyo, however, did not oppose the grant of bail.
The case has been adjourned to November 5, 2025.
According to the prosecution, on August 6, 2025, Tetteh and Birago hosted a live-streamed discussion on their TikTok platform, during which they made offensive and abusive statements against President Mahama.
It said Birago subsequently disseminated the statements on her TikTok account, under the name “Abena Birago.”
The prosecution added that the accused persons were later arrested by law enforcement agencies for investigations, and that a forensic capture of the live stream had been secured as evidence.
