Power FM presenter spends 2 days in police custody following arrest

The radio presenter with Accra-based Power FM, Oheneba Boama, is still in police custody following his arrest for threatening President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

The suspect, 36-years-old was arrested on Monday, 14th December 2020 by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service on the offenses 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, 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 and is yet to be arraigned almost 48 hours after he was arrested and detained.