Ghanaian artiste manager, entertainment commentator, and graphic designer Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, widely known as Bullgod, has recounted circumstances that led to his arrest, claiming former President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo played a role in the incident and had him detained.

Speaking on Changes on Joy Prime, he explained that during a television appearance on the Menzgold controversy, he remarked that the former president might not complete his tenure due to the distress suffered by customers whose funds had been locked up.

He indicated that shortly after the interview, a police convoy apprehended him and he was taken into custody, an action he believes was carried out on the instructions of Akufo-Addo.

“I said he needed to pay the money before he finished his term if eno be so he no go finish his term; he go run away and boom they said I had threatened him. I went to one of the channels, I reach house and wanted to go buy some fufu. So, I was speaking to my PA and then I saw four wheel drives and boys are jumping out with bullet proofs with guns,” he told Roselyn Felli.

“I spent three days at the BNI Cells and was moved because they cannot prosecute me and handed me over to the police. When I was done with my interrogation with the police. They made sure I was put in the hardest cells you can ever find in Accra. Like where they put armed robbers, rapists, killers, etc. I was put in the SWAT cells for two days,” he added.

Bullgod further stated that the BNI facility was spacious and that he was kept there alone. He said the situation left him too frightened to sleep, as he felt the arrest was politically driven and feared for his safety at night, remaining awake throughout the three-day period.

He also mentioned that inmates are not fed by the police unless relatives or associates provide meals, noting that food brought in was usually shared among detainees.

He said his public profile shielded him from certain treatment typically meted out by leaders within the prison cells.

BullGod, has declared that the former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is not worthy of his respect, citing personal grievances and the former leader’s conduct in office.

According to BullGod, Akufo-Addo’s actions before, during, and after the 2016 and 2020 elections, as well as his general attitude towards Ghanaians, have made it impossible for him to hold the former president in high regard.

“For me and him, my issue is personal,” he asserted in an interview on Hitz FM. “His campaign was mostly begging, and he had no real message. For someone like that, it is hard for me to respect him because he does not respect anyone. He doesn’t deserve it, and anyone who says otherwise must see things differently.”

BullGod also recalled how he was arrested by the National Investigations Bureau (NIB), formerly BNI, in 2021 over comments he made about Akufo-Addo, an experience that reinforced his stance against the former president.

“I don’t understand why people say I’ve been insulting the former president. Those are not insults; those are opinions,” he insisted.

He further accused Akufo-Addo of disrespecting Ghanaians, particularly traditional leaders.

“In front of everyone, you tell a sitting chief of a community to get up before they can give you the respect you think you deserve? That is unacceptable,” BullGod argued. “For chiefs to gather and come meet you at your office, the office they put you in, and you treat them with such disregard?”

He also criticized Akufo-Addo’s remarks during his visit to flood victims in Akosombo, stating that such comments reinforced his lack of respect for him.

“For you to go to Akosombo when the flood happened and say, ‘I don’t know why I’m here; you didn’t vote for me,’ I can’t understand how we are supposed to respect such a person,” he stated.

According to BullGod, respect must be mutual, and a leader who does not show regard for the people cannot expect it in return.

“If you treat someone a certain way, the same will happen to you,” he added.

Expressing disappointment, he noted that Akufo-Addo, as a well-educated individual, should have exhibited better leadership qualities.