The Adentan Circuit Court has remanded social media personality Evans Eshun, popularly known as Ebo Noah, into police custody and directed that he undergo a psychiatric evaluation at a government health facility.
Eshun was brought before the court, presided over by Her Honour Angela Attachie, which ordered that he be held and reappear on January 15, 2026.
According to prosecutors, the 33-year-old private security guard is standing trial over a series of videos he posted on Facebook, TikTok and YouTube between August and December 2025 under the handle @Ebonoah. In the videos, he claimed the world would be destroyed by a flood on December 25, 2025, and that he was constructing an ark to save people.
The prosecution told the court that the statements were made without lawful authority and were intended to cause fear and panic among members of the public.
The Ghana Police Service, the complainant in the case, said Eshun was arrested on December 31, 2025, following an intelligence-led operation at Weija-Gbawe in the Greater Accra Region. Investigators say he admitted in a cautioned statement to producing and sharing the videos.
However, Eshun reportedly explained that the boat he referred to as an “ark” did not belong to him but to a fisherman at a boat yard in Edina in the Central Region. He is also said to have admitted that his claims about an impending flood were false.
Eshun has been charged with publication of false news with intent to cause fear and panic. The case has been adjourned to January 15, 2026.