Captain Smart Detained By National Security After Court Granted Bail In Extortion Case

Popular presenter at Onua FM, Mr. Blessed Godsbrain Smart, was on Wednesday detained by the highly-politicized National Security, despite a court granting him bail.

The circumstances of the detainment reportedly were because an officer had gone to verify the residence of sureties for Mr. Smart and his alleged accomplice and had failed to complete the task on time.

As a result, the presenter popularly known as Captain Smart and Eric Daniels Dadzie Copperfield, alias DJ GH Boy were taken to National Security’s office and detained.

The two have pleaded not guilty to two charges of extortion and abetment to extort, based on a complaint filed by a Tema-based businessman, Ahmed Kwabena Nkrumah.

According to the charge sheet, the complainant alleges that Captain Smart and Eric Daniels Dadzie Copperfield using threat, extorted US$10,000.00 and GHC50, 000.00 from him.

Mr. Smart’s lawyer, Martin Kpebu, had applied for self-recognisance bail for his clients arguing that the said amount given to Captain Smart by the complainant was a gift.

Lawyer Kpebu added that Smart is an anti-corruption campaigner and that the charges are cooked because of his fight against corruption something that he will prove during the trial.

But detective Inspector Fred Sarpong opposed the bail application on grounds that the accused persons jumped police inquiry bail given them when they were first arrested on 12 January 2022, as they decided not to comply with the 13 January 2022 bail conditions given to them.

He also claimed the two could influence police investigations asking for them to be remanded until after investigations.

However, the Circuit court Judge, K.K. Obiri-Yeboah granted the accused persons bail in the sum of GHC 50,000.00 with two sureties each who must be related to the accused persons. The judge then adjourned the case to 3rd March.

Following this, Captain Smart and DJ Ghana Boy had then been taken to the national security office where they were reportedly questioned for over three hours. It was while they were being questioned that the investigator, one Eric Osei, had gone with the sureties to verify their residence.

According to the case, Captain Smart had exposed on TV, an alleged fishy deal of the complainant at the Tema Port, and that the complainant who is to be enstooled as a chief in one of the communities in the Ashanti Region dreaded further exposure and reportedly yielded to the demands Captain Smart and his accomplices..

On January 12, 2022, the complainant and the witness proceeded to the premises of Onua TV to reportedly deliver the demanded money to Captain Smart who was in the company of Daniel Dadzie.

Captain Smart reportedly instructed Dadzie to receive the booty on his behalf since he was on the phone. Dadzie allegedly did as instructed and place the booty in the right pocket of his trouser.

However, personnel of the National Signals Bureau who had earlier picked intelligence rushed to the scene and apprehended Dadzie and a search conducted on him revealed a white envelope containing an amount of GHC50,000.00 in GHC200.00 denominations.

Upon interrogation, Dadzie stated that it was Captain Smart who instructed him to collect the said money from the complainant.

Captain Smart has however denied these allegations, claiming it was a setup that he and his legal team will prove in court.