The Nima Divisional Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Onua TV/FM morning show host Captain Smart.

According to the Police, his arrest was in connection with unsavoury pronouncements that are likely to breach Ghana’s peace and security.

The Onua TV/FM morning show host has been cautioned with the offence of offensive conduct under section 207 of the Criminal Act,1960 (Act 29).

He is presently in Police custody assisting the investigations.

Meanwhile, The National Media Commission has issued a communique to slam managers of Onua TV/FM following the unprofessional and inciteful pronouncements that hinge on peace and security.

The NMC in a statement issued on Thursday, December 2, 2021, said “on the morning show on Onua FM/TV, Captain Smart was heard allegedly inciting the Ghana Armed Forces against Members of Parliament and also calling on them to stage an uprising.”

“Where we have reached, we require an uprising with positive defiance. I am even shocked at Ghana’s soldiers. You can enter Parliament when MPs are being sworn in, but when MPs are fooling, you can’t enter Parliament. Everybody is quiet in this country,” he chanted.

“Part of your broadcast raises concern for the peace and security of the country in a manner that demands immediate regulatory action. We are particularly concerned about a recent broadcast in which ‘Captain Smart’ calls for insurrection against the state of Ghana and its institutions.”

“While that particular broadcast, without more, constitutes adequate grounds for regulatory action, we still retain the belief that given the chance, management could take steps to bring your content unto a level of professional acceptability. We are fortified in this belief by the fact that considerable parts of your other broadcast, including the news, offer that hope. We will be glad if you noted that exercising the required professional caution is in your interest,” it added.