Ghana Jollof: Court Adjourns Salomey Baffoe’s Bail Hearing

The High Court in Accra has adjourned the hearing of Salomey Baffoe’s bail application to Thursday, September 24, 2026.

The adjournment followed a request by the prosecution for more time to prepare its response to the defence’s application.

An Assistant State Attorney, Carl Afedzi Forson, told the court that he was not the substantive lawyer handling the case and had only been informed that the Attorney-General’s Office received the bail application on Friday.

He explained that Monday was a public holiday and the application had not yet been assigned to a lawyer within the office.

The prosecution therefore asked the court for a short adjournment to enable it to file its response.

However, defence counsel Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah opposed the request, stressing that the application concerned his client’s liberty and should be treated with urgency.

He argued that the State had been duly served with the application and had not claimed that service was insufficient.

Counsel further noted that bail applications involving an accused person’s liberty could be heard even during weekends, and cautioned against unnecessary delays.

He said prolonged proceedings could defeat the purpose of the bail application, particularly as his client could spend almost the entire two-week remand period in custody before the prosecution responds.

In its ruling, the court acknowledged that Salomey Baffoe’s liberty was at stake and stressed that the State could not treat the matter casually.

The court consequently adjourned the case to September 24 and directed the Republic to file any processes it intends to rely on and serve them by 9:00 a.m.

Salomey Baffoe is facing an allegation of abetting the publication of false information linked to social media personality Ghana Jollof.