Mohammed Ismail Sherif, known in showbiz circles as Black Sherif was picked up at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on the evening of July 19, 2023.
Reports were rife on social media about the incident but it was not until the wee hours of July 20 that details emerged on what appears to have been a contractual breach episode.
GhanaWeb presents major highlights from what has so far been reported
Detained upon arrival in the country, moved to Police HQ
According to a Kofi TV report, he was stopped upon arrival into the country after his name had been placed on a ‘STOP LIST.’
The artiste it turns out was returning to the country when he was stopped at the airport.
The Kofi TV report said from the airport, the musician was moved to the police headquarters in Accra.
A breach of contract to perform on a Greece cruise
Kofi Adomah, the host on the Kofi TV channel on YouTube, said in a report that Blacko was picked up in relation to a contract he had failed to honour resulting in the filing of a complaint against him.
Details of the contract
The contract in question involved a July 4 show that he failed to honour in Greece.
“We called our sources and it appears it is due to a contractual issue he has to play on a cruise ship in Greece having charged US$40,000 and receiving half of the amount.
“He was due to receive the balance after playing the show,” Kofi stated.
The show was scheduled for July 4 and Blacko did not honour it.
Footage of detained Blacko posted online
Reports were rife of the ‘arrest’ on social media as no photos or videos were available but blogger Nkonkonsa has posted what appears to be the first images of Blacko being led out of the airport.
The video, shared on Twitter shows the artiste being led into a car by two persons, one a police officer and another in mufti.
Black Sherif was picked up by the Ghana Police upon his arrival at the Kotoka International Airport
Alleged arrest video surfaced pic.twitter.com/Hl6AiiJUd6
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Source: Ghana Web
