Bukom Banku: I owe Ghanaians no apologies for faking my death
Light heavyweight boxer, Briama Kamoko, alias Bukom Banku says he owes Ghanaians no apology for faking his death.
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According to him, he staged the act to test his popularity in the country.
He told journalists after the incident that, “the time they tell the Ghanaians that I am dead, all the Ghanaians was crying. Now I see say that all the Ghanaians like me too much... I see say that I’m a big man in the nation [sic].”
When asked to apologise for falsifying his death, Bukom Banku said, “This is not apologise. I tell the Ghanaians that I dey die. I want to see the people rushing in the nation and I see the people rushing and people dey love me too much [sic].”
Listen to Bukom Banku speak on his fake death
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On Friday, November 28, 2014, it was reported that Bukom Banku had been involved in an accident on the Accra-Kumasi road but it turned out to be a hoax.
According to the report, fans of the boxer rushed to his home at Bukom, a suburb of Accra to get confirmation only to realize the news was a hoax.