Derrick Boadi Sakyi, a Ghanaian student in the US, had his scholarship revoked as a result of his engagement in vicious Twitter assaults against LGBT Ghanaians.
After receiving a threat from Sakyi, the attacks were made public by Papa Kojo, a gay activist from Ghana.
According to Papa Kojo’s research, Sakyi had just begun a scholarship-funded PhD programme in biological science at Ohio University in the US.
The award was reportedly intended for members of the LGBTQIA+ community, applicants from the Global South, first-generation college students, and individuals with impairments.
Kojo wrote to the university to let them know about the abuse he received from Sakyi and to attach other offensive and cruel posts he had written about the LGBT community in Ghana once he saw the inconsistency.
He wrote on Twitter: “One guy sent me death threats and I just checked his profile. He’s been inciting hate for years…in one of his most recent tweet, he confessed setting up gay men to be beaten and blackmailed and said if Ama allows him to correctively rape her, he’ll get her to the bar.
“I’ve found his name and details on LinkedIn and he moved to the US two weeks ago to start a PhD in Ohio. I want everyone to hold on tight because this TL is about to get bloody messy af in the coming days. 😂,”
In response to his letter to the university, he learned that Sakyi’s scholarship had been put on hold while a review was conducted.
“Stay away from progressive funding and scholarships if you’re a homophobe. Apply to Iran, Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan since you love oppression so bad,” Papa Kojo captioned his new post.
