Seth Kwame Dzokoto, the Ghanaian comic actor who played Judge Koboo in the television series Efiewura and later hosted the food show Edziban on TV3, has reportedly died. Citi News and Adom News reported on Thursday, October 22, 2026, that he collapsed while taking part in a panel discussion on the morning show of Owass FM in Tarkwa, in the Western Region. He was rushed to a hospital in the town, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
What we know
Citi News said his death was confirmed by a source close to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the party on whose ticket he once stood for Parliament. No cause of death has been given, and his family has not yet issued a public statement. Citi said further details of the circumstances of his death were yet to emerge. This story will be updated as more information is confirmed.
Dzokoto became a household name through Efiewura, the TV3 comedy about a landlord and his tenants, playing the character Judge Koboo. He also appeared in other television productions, including Osumesi, and worked in radio and television broadcasting. On Edziban, he travelled to food joints across Ghana to explore local dishes and cuisines.
In the 2016 general election, Dzokoto contested the Tarkwa-Nsuaem parliamentary seat for the NDC but lost to George Mireku Duker of the New Patriotic Party.
Earlier rumours
Only a month ago, in September 2026, Dzokoto dismissed social media claims that he was critically ill. “I am perfectly healthy. I am very much full of life,” he told Adom News, urging bloggers to verify stories before publishing them.
Dzokoto spent years making Ghanaian television audiences laugh as Judge Koboo, and he died in Tarkwa, the constituency he once sought to represent in Parliament.