Residents and chiefs of Jema protest over detention of Techman nurse; demands her release
Residents and Nananom of Jema in the Kintampo South District of the Bono East Region have held a press briefing to express concern over the arrest and subsequent remand of Salomey Awiti Baffoe, a 40-year-old nurse and native of the community.
Nurse Salomey Awiti Baffoe, a 40-year-old resident of Jema in the Kintampo South District of the Bono East Region, has been detained and remanded after her arrest on September 13. The community and her family are demanding her release and are appealing to the government and First Lady Lordina Mahama for intervention. Salomey was taken from her home in Hansua, Techiman Municipality, in the middle of the night by three men in black uniforms who claimed to be National Security operatives, without showing any warrant or explaining the grounds for her arrest.
The residents are questioning the basis for her arrest, initially believing she was connected to allegations of mobile money fraud but later learning she was charged with false news dissemination through the "Ghana Jollof" TikTok account. Community leaders, including elder James Kofi Owusu, are concerned about the allegations, stating that Salomey has always been respectful and responsible, and that the case could damage her reputation.
They have appealed for bail, assuring that she will appear in court when required, emphasizing their desire for her to defend herself while remaining within her community.
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