Rapper Medikal Remanded In Prison Custody For 5 Days

Rapper Medikal, has been remanded into prison custody for five days for allegedly brandishing a gun in public.

The “La Hustle” hitmaker was arrested on Thursday October 21 for allegedly brandishing a fire arm on social media.

Medikal who was charged at the Accra Circuit court today Friday, October 22, 2021 with display of arm and ammunition was denied bail by the court presided over by Mr. Emmanuel Essandoh.

He has been scheduled to re-appear on Tuedsay October 26, 2021.

According to Graphic.com.gh, the prosecutor, Chief Inspector Dennis Terkpetey who read the facts of the case said the accused person is a popular musician. He said in the month of September, this year, while in his car, the accused without any reasonable excuse displayed a Ruger 9mm pistol and posted the video on his snapchat social media platform.

“On September 26, 2021, the prosecutor said the video of the weapon Medikal displayed on the snapchat went viral and "Adomonline published same,” the prosecutor told the court.

On October, 21 2021, the Police, acting on intelligence arrested the accused and handed him to the Regional Criminal Investigations Department for investigation.

The rapper, he said admitted the offence in his investigation cautioned statement.