News reaching AirnewsOnline.com indicates popular broadcaster Captain Smart has been arrested by the Nima Divisional Police Command for making “some unsavoury pronouncements that hinge on peace and security.”
Captain Smart, born Blessed Godsbrain Smart, is currently in police custody assisting the investigations.
According to the statement released by the Ghana Police Service, the Onua TV morning show host has been cautioned on the offence of offensive conduct conducive to breaches of the peace as provided under section 207 of the Criminal Act, 1960 (Act 29).
A different statement released by the National Media Commission said Captain Smart called for “insurrection against the state of Ghana and its institutions” in a recent broadcast on Accra-based Onua FM.
More to follow soon.
