Man seen in 'warning gun shots salute' video with Nigerian musician Asake and friends arrested on IGP's orders [VIDEO]
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Man seen in 'warning gun shots salute' video with Nigerian musician Asake and friends arrested on IGP's orders [VIDEO]

Graphic Online 2 minutes read

A man seen in a video shared online, firing warning shots as a gun salute to Nigerian musician Asake and his friends at an event, as part of the December in GH activities, has been arrested and detained by the police on the orders of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno.

Wearing a white mufti, the man was seen in the video holding the gun.

A police source has told Graphic Online that, when the gun was retrieved after the arrest, it was identified as a DERYA MK-12 with the number 22-GHA 1162.

The DERYA MK-12 with the number 22-GHA 1162 after it was retrieved by the police.

He told the crowd that warning shots are not allowed in Ghana but on that occasion, where his "brother from another mother" was in town, he was seeking permission from the authorities to fire some shots to celebrate him, and went ahead, hoisted the gun on his shoulder, and fired 10 shots into the air to which the musician and his friends jumped and showered praises on him.

Following the incident and the sharing of the video online, the issue got to the attention of the Inspector General of Police and he ordered the arrest of the man.

Graphic Online understands he was in custody, and was being interrogated.

The police is yet to issue an official statement on the arrest.

There are some suggestions that the man is a policeman, who is normally seen on patrol duties in the East Legon Hills and Adjiringanor areas of Accra, and was a fan of many music and movie stars.

On a Tiktok handle, he is seen in several videos and photos with various music and movie stars who drive by his duty checkpoint posts, where he is captured on video interacting with them and taking selfies with them.

Attached below is a photo of the weapon and a photo of the man in police custody

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