Ghanaian blogger, Bongo Ideas has issued a public apology 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 the judgement, Bongo Ideas issued a “full and sincere apology and retraction regarding the judgement delivered by the Accra High Court in the defamation case involving Kojo Forex and myself.”
Bongo Ideas admitted to making defamatory comments against Kojo Forex on his X account on February 28, 2023 and April 18, 2023.
He acknowledged that statements made against Kojo Forex were “untrue, defamatory and harmful to Kojo Forex’s reputation.”
Bongo Ideas expressed regret over the comments made and promised to respect the court’s wishes of him not making any similar statements against Kojo Forex.
The blogger pledged to approach his public statements with greater responsibility going forward.
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Public Apology and Retraction Statement in accordance with the High Court ruling! @KojoForex pic.twitter.com/iDZ1JcfnOr
— Albert Nat Hyde ™ (@1BongoIdeas) February 26, 2025
