Deputy IGP Yohunu sues Captain Smart for defamation

The Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Christian Tettey Yohunu has filed a defamation suit at the Accra High Court against broadcaster Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, and Media General Limited.

In the suit filed on Thursday, January 2, 2025, the Deputy IGP stated that Captain Smart during a radio and TV programme on December 27, 2024 had alleged that "some elements within the Ghana Armed Forces and some officials of the Ghana Police Service had intended to destabilize Ghana's constitutional order by causing a coup d'état."

According to the court document, Smart had alleged that Mr Christian Tettey Yohunu's appointment as Deputy IGP was politically motivated and that he participated in meetings aimed at securing the position.

The broadcaster also claimed Yohunu had been visiting the homes of National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials while allegedly holding membership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and paying them monies as a lobby to be appointed as IGP.

It is based on these statements by Captain Smart that the Deputy IGP is seeking general damages for defamation and an injunction to restrain the defendants from making further defamatory statements.

He is also requesting a court order directing the defendants to retract the statements and render unqualified apologies through three publications on both Onua TV and three radio announcements on Onua FM.

Attached below is a copy of the writ