Agyei Baffour Desmond: Beloved TikToker and Online Personality Reportedly Passes Away

Agyei Baffour Desmond: Beloved TikToker and Online Personality Reportedly Passes Away

  • Social media was plunged into mourning after TikToker and content creator Agyei Baffour Desmond, popularly known as Kay, was reported dead
  • The tragic announcement was shared by actor and reality TV star Kwame Pepsodent, who expressed heartbreak in a viral TikTok post
  • Many Ghanaians took to social media to mourn the passing of the beloved content creator, with many lamenting his passing just days before the New Year

Social media has been thrown into mourning after TikToker and social media personality Agyei Baffour Desmond, popularly known as Kay, was reported to have passed away.

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Beloved TikToker Kay passes away before New Year. Image credit: @derek_daterush, @desmondagyeibaffo
Source: TikTok

News of Kay’s death went viral on TikTok and Instagram on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.

Popular actor and reality television star Kwame Pepsodent shared the tragic news on his TikTok page, lamenting the abrupt death of the TikTok creator.

Sharing a video collage of the deceased, Kwame Pepsodent cried out about the pain of losing a friend so close to the New Year.

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“R.I.P Desmond 💔😭🪦 So you couldn’t wait to enter 2026…? 😭😭 Herrrrrr😭,” he wrote.

The actor shared a series of WhatsApp messages sent to Kay, which were never replied to, before a relative confirmed the tragic news in a devastating response.

The TikTok video announcing the death of the content creator is below.

Reactions to Agyei Baffour Desmond's death

YEN.com.gh compiled some comments reacting to the death of the beloved TikToker.

𝒞𝒾𝓃𝒹𝓎 ︎︎❦𝒜𝓃𝓃🫧 said:

"Hmmm, I saw him just last weekend oo, eeiiii Desmond 😭."

Nana Qwesi wrote:

"Eeeeiiii, hmmmmm. May God see us through, a few hours to 2026 comes with a lot of uncertainties. Baba God, we look up to you🙏🙏."

Agona Kaakyire Ama Saah commented:

"I saw my cousin on the 29th when I closed from church; he later went to play football and was the commentator for the second match."

Smell Extraordinary Good ❤️☮️ said:

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"Eeeiiiiii Desmond 💔💔💔💔."

Abyna_broni wrote:

"Kay didn't try ooo.... God knows best."

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Godwin Nii Armah Okine (Entertainment Editor) Godwin Nii Armah Okine has over a decade of experience in online content creation. He joined YEN.com.gh as an Entertainment Editor in May 2025. Godwin graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies in 2014. He worked at GhanaCelebrities.Com between 2014-2025 as an Entertainment and later, Managing Editor. Godwin covered the 2014 Africa Youth Games in Gaborone as a student journalist for the African Olympic Committee (ANOCA) and the International Sports Press Association (AIPS). Contact godwnii-armah.okine@yen.com.gh