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Quick arrest of Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy commendable - PPP Operations Director

Quick arrest of Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy commendable - PPP Operations Director

The Director of Operations for the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Nana Owusu Ofori has commended the Police Service for swiftly arresting Dancehall artistes, Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy following a scuffle between the two last Saturday.

“I am so happy with the Police and our legal system. After the thing [incident] happened, they took action on Sunday… On Monday and Tuesday, they were in court doing investigations. That is when you know the state is working,” he said.

The incident, in which Stonebwoy pulled out a gun on stage marred the Ghana Music Awards show, making news around the world.

Mr. Owusu Ofori on Citi TV’s/FM’s Big Issue indicated that organizers of the VGMA Awards, Charter House should also face sanctions since in his view they “could have behaved better in the way they organised the event.”

What happened on the night?

After Stonebwoy walked to the stage to receive his award for being named Reggae/Dancehall artiste of the year, Shatta Wale and his team of more than five persons began walking towards the stage too.

This triggered Stonebwoy’s manager to confront the team, a situation that resulted in fisticuffs with one of the Shatta Wale team members.

The situation escalated into a free-for-all brawl, making it difficult for security officials to control them.
Stonebwoy who also pulled out a gun in the process, apologized for the incident when he returned to the stage to receive another award.

Both musicians have issued statements apologizing for the incident.

Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy were arrested by the police on Sunday and put before court on Wednesday after spending a night in police cells.

They were charged with offensive conduct to breach of the peace.

Stonebwoy was additionally charged with the display of a weapon in a public place without permission.

The two pleaded not guilty when they appeared in court on Wednesday and were granted bail of ¢50,000 each with one surety and cautioned to be of good behaviour until the determination of the case.

Charter House has also banned the artistes in the awards scheme.

Announcing the decision at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, the Chairman of the VGMA board, Amandzeba Nat Brew said the awards won by the two at the 20th edition of the scheme have been nullified.

He said they are expected to return the plaques they received on that day to Charterhouse.

Source: citifmonline.com

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