Ghana blogger, Bongo Ideas has taken to his X page to appeal for funds to pay damages worth Ghc170,000 to forex trader Kojo Forex.
Bongo Ideas being ordered by an Accra High Court Jurisdiction to pay Kojo Forex GH₵170,000 in a defamation case.
Kojo Forex on 17 May 2023 filed a defamation suit against Bongo Ideas demanding one million Ghana cedis (GH₵1,000,000).
Kojo Forex accused Bongo Ideas of publishing defamatory statements about him on Twitter which seeks to harm his reputation.
Justice Forson Agyapong Baah of the Accra High Court Jurisdiction 2 after reviewing the evidence presented delivered a ruling on January 28, 2025.
Bongo Ideas has been ordered to pay Kojo Forex general damages of GH₵100,000, along with an extra GH₵50,000 for aggravated, exemplary, and compensatory damages.
Additionally, the offender was instructed to pay GH₵20,000 in legal costs.
The Accra High Court has also ordered Bongo Ideas to publicly apologize for the defamatory statements made.
The controversial social media personality has also been directed to retract his statement on his Twitter page within 21 days of the judgment.
The court has also restricted Bongo Ideas from making or issuing any further defamatory statements regarding Kojo Forex.
Following this announcement, many of Kojo Forex’s followers are eagerly awaiting their share of the Ghc170,000.
Following the post, Bongo Ideas made a post on his X page. He wrote, “Send MoMo: 0555070983”.
In a funny thread, several of his followers on X chose to support Bongo Ideas settle his Ghc170,000 debt by contributing Ghc1. Some however advised him to go apologize to Kojo and retract his statement as “I don’t think the Kojo guy is heartless or difficult guy. Good name they say is better than riches. Get some elders to lead u do that..” one user wrote.
Others accused him of attempting to take advantage of the situation to make money off his followers and sympathizers.
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— Albert Nat Hyde ™ (@1BongoIdeas) February 26, 2025
