Bukom Banku Arrested

CRUISER WEIGHT Boxer, Braimah Kamoko aka Bukom Banku, was on Tuesday afternoon arrested for reportedly assaulting and injuring two persons at James Town in Accra.



This is not the first time the professional boxer has found himself in police grips over assault and violent behaviour.

The two injured persons in the recent case were said to be part of a group of fishermen who were celebrating their annual festival in the Ga Mashie area and were singing and dancing to satirical songs known as ‘kpashimo’, an integral part of the festival.

The ‘kpashimo’ songs have lyrics that talk about the ills of society and wrongdoings of individuals during the year.

Bukom Banku was said to have been incensed when one of the ‘kpashimo’ songs talked specifically about a fetish priestess, Aawon Amoa, believed to be his girlfriend.

The boxer was reported to have ordered the cele- brants to stop the ‘kpashimo’ but they refused and he gathered some men who armed themselves with clubs, sticks and machetes, in a quest to forcefully stop the celebrants.

Bukom Banku himself was captured by DAILY GUIDE cameras armed with a stick while running around chasing some of the celebrants.

Other photos also showed Bukom Banku in the company of his men who were holding cutlasses and sticks.

Eye witnesses said the boxer and his armed gang went on rampage and unleashed violence on anyone seen singing any ‘kpashimo’ song in the area and continued the mayhem until the police were called in.

Upon the arrival of the police, Bukom Banku was said to have gone into hiding but he was eventually smoked out and whisked away with six of his gang members, while the rest took to their heels.

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command confirmed the arrest though the Regional PRO, ASP Afia Tenge, told DAILY GUIDE that she was yet to get full details.

When DAILY GUIDE made efforts to contact Bukom Banku to get his side of the story, the call was picked by a man who declined to give his name but said he was a friend of the boxer.

The man explained that Bukom Banku had done nothing wrong but was only advising the celebrants to go about their ‘kpashimo’ without taunt- ing or insulting anyone.



Source: Daily Graphic Ghana.