On 19 September 2019, it was reported by "Bild/Sport Bild", that Jatta had stated an e-mail address containing the name "Bakary Daffeh" to the Bremen authorities in 2015. The "Sozialzentrum Gröpelingen/Walle" (local social authority) submitted a copy of a personal questionnaire filled in by Jatta to the Bremen police, with the remark that there are great inconsistencies. Questioned by NDR public broadcaster, the Bremen prosecutor confirmed an examination of this facts. A few weeks later the prosecutor announced that there would be no further proceedings; the case was to be closed from their perspective. Also in October 2019, the CEO of Axel Springer SE ("Bild/Sport Bild") publishing house, Mathias Döpfner, criticised the long duration of the investigation, and that most of the media would be "systematically" ignoring the case. He mentioned the Jatta case as an example why hatred grew in parts of the population. Subsequently, the connection of the case to the Halle synagogue shooting that he made was subject to criticism.