"You Will Be Jailed": Controversial Media Personality Captain Smart Taunts NPP's Chairman Wontumi
- Captain Smart has criticised the NPP Ashanti Region's Chairman Wontumi over his conduct and remarks about power and influence
- His comments followed an attempt by NIB operatives to arrest Wontumi at his Kumasi home, which was blocked by NPP supporters
- The politician later turned himself in to the police on Monday, May 26, 2025, accompanied by his legal team including Godfred Dame
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Controversial Ghanaian media personality Captain Smart has reacted to an attempt by the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) to arrest Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
According to the media personality, the politician had been all over the place recently, bragging and behaving as though everyone in the country, including the Ashanti monarch, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, takes a salary from him.
Source: UGC
Captain Smart, who hosts the Onua Maakye show on Onua TV, was captured in a video taunting Chairman Wontumi.
"He sits in this country and talks as if Otumfuo takes a salary from him every month. He talks as if his urine is crude oil, and that if he doesn't urinate, there will be a shortage of diesel in the country. You will be jailed," he said.
NIB's attempt to arrest Chairman Wontumi
On Friday, May 23, 2025, heavily armed national security operatives stormed Chairman Wontumi's residence in Kumasi to execute a search warrant.
However, the NIB operatives were unsuccessful, as leaders of the NPP and supporters in the Ashanti Region reportedly impeded their attempt.
Following this, Chairman Wontumi, known in private life as Bernard Antwi Boasiako, promised to report himself to the security authorities of the country.
On Monday, May 26, 2025, the NPP politician reportedly turned himself in to the Ghana Police Service.
According to media reports, the state is pursuing Chairman Wontumi for his alleged involvement in illegal mining and other crimes.
Watch Captain Smart's video below:
Captain Smart's taunting of Wontumi spark reactions
Ghanaians on social media who saw Captain Smart's video taunting Chairman Wontumi reacted in the comment section.
YEN.com.gh gathered a few of the reactions to the video below:
@nana kofi Dammoh said:
"Wontumi has done his spiritual works before going to court that's why he is happy."
@Imberla also said:
"Even wontumi's lawyer must be arrested for investigation if Ghana was his lawyer property will he allow wontumi to destroy it."
@HolyStone Gh commented:
"Ei Captain has changed at once ooo.. I don't even know that he is a grown up like this ooo."
@amindakusi also commented"
"They can't do him nothing."
Source: Facebook
Godfred Dame leads Chairman Wontumi's legal team
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Chairman Wontumi met with the police service's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for questioning.
Boasiako's legal team was been bolstered by former Attorney General Godfred Dame, who accompanied him to the CID's headquarters in Accra.
Aside from his lawyers, Chairman Wontumi was accompanied by some leading members of the NPP, who have claimed he is being persecuted.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
