His Honour Jojo Amoah Hagan of the Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday sentenced David Kwadow Prah Afful — popularly known on social media as Kwame Nkrumah the Second — to seven months’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to an offence arising from a widely-shared TikTok video in which he made threats against government officials and called for violent action.
Chief Inspector Abel Amanie, prosecuting for the State, told the court that the Ghana Police Service became aware of the video, which was posted on 31 August 2025 from the TikTok account @KwameNkrumahTheSecond, and in which the accused allegedly said, among other things, that “If I gets a cutlass or a gun, I will kill all government officials, burn markets, destroy government vehicles as well as diplomatic vehicles.”
The prosecution says the clip also urged youth to kill politicians and government officials and to burn government property.
The accused, a porter at Kasoa New Market, was arrested by the Police Intelligence Directorate at a hideout in Kasoa on 13 September 2025 and charged on two counts:
Count One: Threat of death — contrary to section 75 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
Count Two: Offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace — contrary to section 207 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
In court Afful entered guilty pleas with explanations. On Count One (threat of death) the record shows the court remanded him for that count pending further proceedings.
On Count Two he pleaded guilty and the court accepted that plea.
In his cautioned statement and from the dock the accused told the court his remarks were made “out of anger” and as part of a call for a revolution — invoking the name and example of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah — but said he had no intention or the resources to carry out the acts he described.
He also said his comments were motivated by frustration at what he described as the growing presence of Nigerians and people from Niger in Kasoa and the perceived effect on local businesses and livelihoods.
Afful told the court he regretted his actions and apologised to officials and the public.
Prosecuting counsel Chief Inspector Abel Amanie urged the court to impose a deterrent sentence to send a clear warning to young people who use social media platforms such as TikTok to incite violence.
The prosecution noted the public interest in discouraging abuse of online platforms that could incite unrest.
His Honour Jojo Amoah Hagan described the charges as serious, observed that the accused was a first-time offender, and handed down a custodial term of seven months’ imprisonment for the conduct on Count Two.
The court also made a consequential order requiring the accused to delete the video from his TikTok account so it would not continue to incite others.
Brief facts (prosecution account): the accused, a porter at Kasoa New Market, posted a video on TikTok on 31 August 2025 urging violence against government officials and destruction of property.
He was arrested on 13 September 2025 after the intelligence directorate traced the account and location.
During investigation he admitted posting the video and told investigators he wanted a revolution. He was subsequently charged and arraigned before the Accra Circuit Court.
The accused remains in custody on Count One as the matter proceeds in respect of that charge.
