Onua TV’s Morning Show host, Blessed Godsbrain Smart popularly known as Captain Smart, has been detained at the National Security Office.
This comes after the two were granted bail after they pleaded not guilty to counts of charges of extortion and abetment to extort respectively at the Accra Circuit court on Wednesday, February 2.
Reports indicate that following their bail at around 10:00 am, the two were then taken to the National Security office briefing the Coordinator of what had transpired at the Court for some hours.
After the briefing their sureties for bail and their homes were again verified by the National Security.
They were unable to process all conditions of bail as the process delayed till the court closed for the day.
The two had to spend the night in police cells.
However, they were whisked away to the National Security and then later to the Ministries Police Station where they were kept for an hour.
But later that evening, the National Security officers returned to pick them up and took them back to the Office of National Security stating that it was an order from above.
In December of 2021, Captain Smart was picked up from his home to the National Security Office and subsequently to the Nima Police Station for interrogation.
A team comprising the Divisional Commander, Crime Officer, Investigative Officer and other officers of the command interrogated Smart.
During the interrogation in the presence of his lawyer and managers, Smart was officially informed that his arrest was as a result of comments he made on his show, Onua Maakye that the police considered as inciting the public against the state.
He was cautioned on the count of offensive conduct after which his written statement was taken.
