Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama has threatened to head to court following his alleged assault.
The artist had alleged that he was brutally assaulted by members of the Black Maria — the inspector-general of police’s special operations team.
Speaking at a press conference in Tamale on Monday, March 23, 2026, Mr Mahama noted that it was important for him to seek redress in court.
“Certainly, we are considering legal action. It’s very important. It’s a no-brainer. We have to do it,” he said.
“It’s not for me, but it’s actually for everyone else because if this could happen to me, as well-known as I am, then what about the people on the street?” Who’s going to speak for that person? So, we have to do it for the benefit of the collective society that we’re in.”
According to him, the assault left him injured and he had to cancel several international engagements.
“That evening, I was meant to travel to the UK because I had to go and give some lectures in some schools from Cambridge to Oxford to the Royal College in London and also continue to Helsinki for work and then to Amsterdam and then to South Africa before coming home,” he said.
“But all those trips have to be cancelled, and I don’t think I can even travel for the next month because the last few days I have not even eaten solid food because my lips are all bruised, and three of my teeth are broken; I have sores in my mouth.”
He added, “Currently, it has put my entire life on hold.”
“If at the end of the day, through these brutal actions, a lot of us young people will not feel like we need to stay in a place like this, then it’s rather on the bad side of justice.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
