Ebo Noah Speaks Out: "I Never Built an Ark, It Was All a Hoax" After Arrest
- Self-styled prophet Ebo Noah has broken his silence and explained his actions after he was arrested by the Ghana Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
- The social media personality admitted that he fabricated the December 25 flood prophecy and filmed other people's boats as his alleged 'ark'
- Ebo Noah was arrested on December 31, 2025, at the orders of Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno
- In an interview with YEN.com.gh, Germany-based Ghanaian journalist Nana Yaw Adjapong reacted to Ebo Noah's explanation for his actions.
Ebo Noah has broken his silence for the first time after being arrested for spreading false information and causing fear and panic.
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On Wednesday, December 31, 2025, Ebo was arrested at the orders of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, following the failure of his December 25 world-ending flood prophecy.
Ebo Noah had for months claimed he was building an ark due to his vision and encouraged people to join him on the day or face destruction in the flood.
Reports indicated that the IGP’s Special Cyber Vetting Team carried out his arrest and that the self-styled prophet was facing charges of false communication, deliberately misleading the public, and publishing false news with the intent to cause fear and panic.
On January 2, 2025, he was hauled before the Adenta Circuit Court for his first court appearance.
At the brief hearing, the trial judge remanded into police custody for two weeks before adjourning the case hearing to Thursday, January 15, 2025.
The court also directed that the self-styled prophet should be sent to the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital for a psychiatric assessment before his next hearing.
The Instagram video of Ebo Noah after his court appearance is below.
Ebo Noah speaks about arrest
In his caution statement delivered to police officers after his arrest, Ebo Noah shared the motivations behind his actions.
In a document prepared by the investigator in charge of the case, Ebo Noah reportedly admitted that he was not building an ark but was simply filming boats belonging to other people.
He reportedly also admitted to creating the narrative about the flood for his own benefit.
“In his investigation caution statement, the suspect admitted to making and circulating the said videos on social media. He, however, stated that the boat he referred to as an "ark" in the videos did not belong to him but rather for a fisherman at a boat yard in Edina in the Central Region of Ghana,” Deputy Sergeant Benjamin Gyamfi Owusu wrote.
“The suspect further admitted that his claims were false and acknowledged that there was no impending flood intended to destroy the world, but all are his own fabrications. Investigation is yet to be completed.”
The Facebook post with Ebo Noah’s statement is below.
Journalist addresses Ebo Noah controversy
In an interview with YEN.com.gh, Germany-based Ghanaian journalist Nana Yaw Adjapong agreed that Ebo Noah was obviously creating content and should not have been taken literally.
"It's quite surprising and hypocritical that Ebo Noah was arrested. I, for one, never took him seriously, and I know no sane person did either. Noah's antics were more like social media gimmicks to me, and I do not see how they caused "fear and panic" in our society," he said.
Ebo Noah warns Ajagurajah
Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that Ebo Noah sparked fresh drama after sternly warning Bishop Ajagurajah, days after his widely publicised prophecy about a December 25 flood failed to materialise.
In a video, the self-styled prophet slammed Ajagurajah after the Bishop expressed disappointment in him over his failed prophecy.
Source: YEN.com.gh
