The presenter , Oheneba Boamah Barnie , of pro-NDC radio station, Accra based Power FM , has been arrested and detained by the Ghana police for insulting and threatening the President of the republic, Nana Akuffo Addo.
The Presenter was found to have recorded a live video on his social media wall ( Facebook ) in which he was insulting and threatening the President of the Republic of Ghana.
The Police earlier on, issued a letter to Power FM asking Oheneba Boamah Bennie to report to “Superintendent/1U at the CID Headquarters on Monday, the 14/12/2020 to assist investigation. After honouring the investigation, the Police released a statement which indicated that the presenter is arrested and detained for further investigation. Find below the full statement released from the Ghana police:
' The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has on Monday, 14th December 2020 arrested suspect Oheneba Boamah, a radio presenter with Power 97.9 Fm in Accra.
The suspect, 36 years old has been cautioned on the offences of Offensive Conduct Conducive to Breaches of the Peace and Publication of False News contrary to sections 207 and 208(1) respectively, of the Criminal and Other Offences Act 1960 (Act 29).
The suspect is being held for allegedly insulting and issuing series of threats to the President of the Republic of Ghana and Commander in Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a video which he shared on his Facebook page.
The suspect has been detained in police custody, pending further action.