SoAfrican Spotted at Airport Months After Alleged Cybercrime Arrest, Video Sparks Questions

Footage of Ghanaian influencer SoAfrican, real name Joshua Kojo Anane Boate, at an airport in Ghana, has surfaced onlineThe video emerged months after SoAfrican's arrest by the Cybercrime Unit of the Ghana Police Service over alleged assault and explicit content offencesGhanaians have flooded the comments with questions about the current status of the popular influencer's casePAY ATTENTION: Mark YEN.com.gh as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!

Ghanaians are asking fresh questions about the SoAfrican case after footage of the popular influencer and businessman casually at an airport surfaced on social media recently.

Ghanaians raise questions as influencer SoAfrican is spotted in a viral airport video months after his arrest over serious allegations. Photo source: @soafrican, @coo_kyei/X Source: InstagramThe clip, which surfaced on Friday, October 9, 2026, showed Joshua Kojo Anane Boate, widely known as SoAfrican, inside what appeared to be an airport terminal in Ghana.

An "Airport Taxi" kiosk and queue barriers are visible in the background, and the atmosphere in the short video is relaxed and energetic, with music playing as a small group moves through the space amid onlookers.

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The video's appearance months after SoAfrican's arrest by the Cybercrime Unit of the Ghana Police Service in May 2026 is what has drawn attention.

In a press conference on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Lydia Donkor, confirmed that SoAfrican was arrested for alleged involvement in a ring that allegedly assaulted women and sold their explicit material.

She stated that the Ghana Police, working on a complaint filed by INTERPOL in Australia, commenced investigations into the popular influencer before apprehending him.

According to the DCOP, influencer SoAfrican and his alleged accomplices allegedly took undue advantage of their victims by giving them substances, engaging in inappropriate relations and filming them without their consent.

The investigations uncovered that the East Legon-based socialite was allegedly operating a Telegram platform where he shared the explicit videos and images of his victims.

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He was subsequently traced to his residence, where he was reportedly arrested on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.

The police reportedly found incriminating items, allegedly used by SoAfrican in his alleged operations.

Since that arrest, public updates on the progress of the case have been sparse, and many Ghanaians say the airport footage has only deepened their curiosity about where things currently stand.

The X video of SoAfrican at the airport months after his arrest is below:

The footage, shared by Ghanaian bloggers on X, quickly drew a wave of responses.

Some commenters were surprised to see him out in public, while others pushed back on the framing of the video entirely.

YEN.com.gh has compiled some reactions from social media users below:

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@chief_chief1510 offered a sharp counter-narrative:

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Kofi Owusu (Entertainment Editor) Kofi Owusu is the Head of the Entertainment Desk at YEN.com.gh. He graduated from the African University College of Communication (AUCC) in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies. He has over 5 years of experience as an entertainment journalist. He joined YEN.com.gh in 2024. He previously worked as a freelance writer for local and foreign outlets. He won the award for Best Entertainment Editor of the Year at YEN.com.gh in 2025. He has participated in several trainings, including Facebook and Google compliance workshops. You can contact him via email: kofi.owusu@yen.com.gh