A Ghanaian court has sentenced TikToker Camilla Alhassan to one year in prison after she admitted to publishing false claims that President John Mahama sacrificed 32 cows in a ritual to secure victory in the country’s 2024 presidential election, BBC reports on Friday.
Alhassan, 43, was convicted of offensive conduct and publication of false news over a series of videos she posted on TikTok last month and earlier this month.
In the videos, she alleged, without evidence, that the president carried out the ritual to help him win the election.
She also claimed that the government’s distribution of sanitary pads to flood victims was intended to cover up the alleged act.
The court rejected her plea for a lighter sentence, ruling that a prison term was necessary to discourage the growing spread of misinformation on social media.
