The Ghanian police have arrested a self‑styled prophet, Evans Eshun, popularly known as Ebo Noah, for allegedly deceiving the public with a prediction that the world will end on Christmas Day, 2025.
The arrest comes after months of national anxiety caused by his controversial doomsday prophecy.
Police sources confirmed that Eshun was detained on Wednesday night, December 31, 2025, following a series of events that began with the failed prediction and ended with a bizarre public appearance at a high-profile music concert.
Authorities raised concerns after reports that hundreds of people, including some from neighbouring countries, abandoned their homes and travelled to the ark site with luggage, believing they would be saved from the predicted global flood.
Ebo Noah first attracted attention in August 2025 when he claimed to have received a divine instruction to build 10 modern-day arks to save humanity from a three-year global flood. He insisted the rains would begin on December 25, 2025, echoing the biblical story of Noah, and repeatedly urged followers to prepare.
For months, his TikTok and YouTube channels were flooded with videos of the 30-year-old in tattered sackcloth, supervising the construction of wooden vessels.
He claimed to have purchased over 250,000 pieces of timber for the project, describing these arks as the “only refuge” for the faithful.
As Christmas approached, panic intensified among his followers, some abandoning jobs, schools, and homes to move to the ark site with their belongings.
When December 25 passed without the predicted deluge, Ebo Noah released a video claiming his intercession and three-week fast had persuaded God to “postpone” the destruction, rather than admitting the prophecy had failed.
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Days later, he made headlines again with a surreal appearance at rapper Sarkodie’s ‘Rapperholic 2025’ concert, where he urged thousands of fans to party because the doom had been delayed.
The appearance sparked a fierce backlash on social media, with many calling for his immediate arrest for “deceiving the public.”
Authorities had previously warned against declarations likely to create public anxiety in the lead-up to New Year’s Eve services.
Eshun’s high-profile claims and the social impact of his predictions are understood to have been central to the police response.