Ghana 🇬🇭: Court Orders Mental Health Check After Failed Global Flood Prophecy

 

The Adentan Circuit Court has ordered the remand of self-proclaimed prophet Evans Eshun, popularly known as Ebo Noah, following the failure of his high-profile prophecy regarding the end of the world.

The ruling, delivered on January 1, 2026, follows a wave of public concern after the prophet's prediction that a catastrophic global flood would destroy the earth on Christmas Day, 2025, failed to materialize.

Presiding over the case, the court ordered that Eshun be held in police custody for two weeks. The case has been adjourned until January 16, 2026, to allow authorities time for further investigation and to facilitate a court-mandated medical assessment.

The court has specifically directed that Ebo Noah undergo a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation at the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital. The results of this mental health assessment will be instrumental in determining the future direction of the legal proceedings.

Ebo Noah rose to social media prominence after claiming to have received a divine warning about a world-ending flood scheduled for December 25, 2025. In a narrative mirroring the biblical story of Noah, he claimed he had been instructed by God to construct a "modern-day ark" to save believers from the impending deluge.

However, police investigations have revealed significant discrepancies in his claims:

 Authorities stated that despite his public declarations, no evidence of an actual "ark" being built was discovered.

 The prophecy caused widespread anxiety and panic among his social media followers in the lead-up to the Christmas holiday.

As December 25 passed without incident, public backlash grew, leading to his eventual arrest.

The arrest of Ebo Noah has reignited a national debate in Ghana regarding the regulation of religious leaders and the legal consequences of spreading "fear and panic" through false prophecies.

Police officials noted that the psychiatric evaluation is a necessary step to understand the defendant's state of mind and whether his actions were a result of mental instability or a deliberate attempt to defraud and mislead the public.

For now, the man who called himself a "saviour" remains behind bars, awaiting a medical report that will decide his fate.