Captain Smart has been arrested by the Nima Divisional Police Command today, Thursday, December 2, 2021. The host of the Onua TV/FM morning show was arrested for nupleasant pronouncements that hinge on peace and security
According to a statement signed by Deputy Superintendent of Police, SGD Juliana Obeng of the Public Affairs Unit confirmed that Captain Smart is in Police custody assisting the investigations.
A statement released by the Ghana Police Service added that the host of the Onua TV/FM morning has been warned on the offence of offensive conduct conducive to breaches of the peace as provided under section 207 of the Criminal Act, 1960 (Act 29).
On his morning show on Onua TV, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, is reportedly heard allegedly inciting the Ghana Armed Forces against Members of Parliament and also calling on them to stage an uprising, perceived as one that triggered the 1994 Rwanda genocide where about 800,000 people were killed.
According to Captain,: "Where we have reached, we need an uprising with positive defiance. I am even shocked at Ghana’s soldiers. You can enter Parliament when MPs are being sworn in, but when MPs are fooling, you can’t enter Parliament. Everybody is quiet in this country,” he chanted.
The below statement was released by the Ghana Police Service :
