Media pundit and social commentator Kwame Osei Korankye Asiedu, popularly known as KOKA, has issued a stern warning to the media, urging journalists and broadcasters to desist from spreading misinformation about his recent altercation with a police officer during the #SaveTheJudiciaryDemo.
In a video shared on 7th May, 2025, by Ghanaian blogger Sika Official, KOKA recounted events that led to a heated encounter with the police at the demonstration. According to him, the clash stemmed from unprovoked aggression by a police officer, which he says has since been misrepresented by various media outlets.
“I did an interview with a media outlet, and a policeman heckled me from behind, that I should move away from where they were. If I don’t move away, they will push me. I did not insult, I did not attack him, I did not disrespect him. I was just a demonstrator in my lane. I did not flout any regulation. All that happened was a policeman heckled me from my back and I reacted. And I said that ‘I am the reason why you are here. We are the reason why you are here to work. So, if we can’t work together and you come and you tell me that if I don’t take care you will deal with me, and I tell you, you can’t do me foko’ because we are in modern times… If I flout the constitution and the rules of engagement, then you have a right. So, why didn’t they arrest me if I was so disrespectful?” he said.
KOKA strongly criticised sections of the media for failing to report the incident accurately and for what he described as deliberate attempts to twist the narrative without reaching out to him for clarification.
“If you don’t know, please don’t find speak. Anybody sitting on any radio station or TV station reporting and spreading lies, which the media has become… The media has become a centre of lies and deceit. Nobody has spoken to me. They have not addressed my point, but they are on their platforms misinforming and miseducating,” he charged.
The media personality, known for his outspoken views on national issues, emphasised that his actions at the protest were within legal bounds and called on media houses to verify facts before broadcasting potentially damaging stories.
The Save The Judiciary Demo was organised to call for reforms in Ghana’s judicial system. The demonstration saw a significant turnout and has since sparked public debate, with KOKA’s incident drawing further attention to the conduct of both demonstrators and security personnel.
Story by: Kelvin B. Annor-Yeboah | univers.ug.edu.gh
Edited by: Kelvin B. Annor-Yeboah
