A Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a Ghanaian blogger to 30 days in prison over the publication of false news that caused panic and bank withdrawals in 2022. The false news, captioned "Dollar account holders to get cedi at BoG rate for bank withdrawal effective 31st Oct?" was published on reportghana.net and shared on various WhatsApp platforms, creating fear and panic among the public and leading to panic withdrawals at various banks. The prosecution informed the court that the false news item was posted on the news portal, www.reportghana.net, on October 27, 2022. The blogger, identified as Jeffrey Epprim Nyame, was found guilty and sentenced for the offence during a proceeding presided over by Judge Isaac Addo. The court, however, acquitted and discharged one Jeremiah Kobina Egyabeng, an IT professional, who was also facing charges of abetment in the matter.