Reports say rapper Sarkodie was busted by the Ghanaian police on Wednesday, October 8, as he made an attempt to register a stolen car.
According to Joyonline.com the star was released on bail after speaking to the authorities and is currently helping with the investigation process.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghanaian police service said the rapper had gone to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority office in Accra and tried to register an Infiniti that was reportedly stolen.
Speaking to Joyonline, an assistant superitendent of police Obinifo Darkwah said: “We invited him [Sarkodie] to the CID Headquarters involving a case in which he was a party to.”
Darkwah who is the Public Relations Officer of the CID said the rapper reported with his lawyer but has been granted bail.
“We are investigating a case in which an unregistered vehicle was sent to the licensing office to be registered by Sarkodie but police have been looking for this vehicle for some time now,” he said.
In a similar development, a Ghanaian radio station has reached out to a man who is allegedly the seller of the ‘stolen car’. He was identified as Dosty Dee.
Dosty called into a radio show from his base in the US with a view to clearing the air on the issue. He said it was a case of defamation of character and he will be traveling to Ghana soon to further address the issue.
According to him, the car was sold to the rapper who was also given all relevant documents.
He added that he gave the rapper two car keys hence his surprise at the allegations of a stolen car which has been rife in the news in the last few days.
Listen to Dosty Dee’s statement below:
Sarkodie is a Ghanaian rapper whose real name is Michael Owusu Addo. He won the award for Best International Act at the 2012 BET.
He is originally from Tema and majors in Hiplife and Azonto, two prominent Ghanaian genres. He has also diversified into the Nigerian market and scored a number of hits with A-list artistes.
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