TikToker Mahama Aminat, popularly known as “Bawumia Ba,” has been granted bail after her arrest over alleged threats against President John Dramani Mahama in viral social media videos.
The suspect, identified as Mahama Aminat, also known as Akosua Serwaa Minat, was granted bail to the sum of GH¢1 million with two sureties by the court.
As part of the bail conditions, one of the sureties must be a civil servant earning not less than GH¢5,000 monthly. The court also directed her to surrender either her passport or Ghana Card to the police and report regularly to investigators.
Mahama Aminat was arrested by the Ghana Police Service through the Inspector-General of Police’s Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team (CVET).
According to police, the suspect appeared in several TikTok videos in which she allegedly made insulting comments about President Mahama, threatened his life, and encouraged attacks against both the President and his wife.
Police said a joint operation involving the CVET and the Surveillance Unit of the National Operations Department led to her arrest on May 20, 2026, at Sekyere Zongo in the Sekyere Kumawu District of the Ashanti Region.