Security analyst warns that wearing transparent dresses and miniskirts can result in arrest.

Speaking on Neat FM on Monday, October 21, 2025, security analyst Samuel Nana Appiah Owusu cautioned that Ghana’s legal definition of indecent exposure encompasses more than just complete nudity; it also includes some revealing or transparent clothing worn in public.

Since then, his comments have sparked a heated discussion on social media, with many people wondering if it is ever appropriate to make fashion expression illegal.

“I said,” he said.

Owusu clarified that any public display that reveals private body parts or attracts excessive attention through provocative clothing may be considered indecent exposure under Ghanaian law, which is a crime that carries arrest or legal action.

Owusu issued a warning.

You may also face legal issues if you attend a party wearing a skirt so short that your knickers is visible.

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He explained that the purpose of these laws was to uphold Ghanaian cultural values and public morals, not to limit individual freedom.

“Oh,” he said.

These laws are in place to maintain society’s moral foundation. You should dress differently in public and at home.

Owusu added that since sexual assaulters frequently point to revealing clothing as provocation, wearing modest clothing could help lower the number of sexual assaults.

He went on,

Some perpetrators of rape frequently claim that the victims’ clothing provoked them.

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