Since news broke last Thursday that the Police
had arrested Nana Asiamah Hanson aka Bulldog,
36, in connection with the murder of Fennec
Okyere, local showbiz circles have been abuzz
with one question.
“Did Bulldog, who is the manager of prominent
dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, kill Fennec
Okyere, manager of popular rap musician Kwaw
Kesse?”
Fennec Okyere was found dead in his house on
Spintex Road in Accra on March 13 , 2014. His
body was found in a pool of blood.
According to the Police, Bulldog was arrested last
week after a two-month surveillance for the
perpetrators of the alleged murder and has been
in police custody “to assist with investigations”.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic last Thursday, the
Director General of the CID, Commissioner of
Police (COP ) Mr. Prosper Agblor, told the Daily
Graphic that Bulldog is alleged to have threatened
Fennec on several occasions through voice and
text messages on phone.
He said investigations by the police established
that Bulldog had several confrontations with
Fennec and threatened to teach Fennec a lesson.
First Confrontation
Citing some of the instances, Mr. Agblor said on
November 26, 2012, Bulldog had a confrontation
with Fennec during a programme at the Accra
International Conference Centre dubbed "Night
with the Stars".
At the programme, organised by Joy FM, Kwaw
Kesse stepped on a banner with the inscription:
VIP, when he mounted the stage to perform. It
was reported that Bulldog, who managed VIP, a
music trio, was not happy and confronted Fennec
over the issue.
Fennec, on the other hand, tried to explain but,
according to reports, that explanation did not go
down well with the suspect, who organised some
men to chase Fennec and his group away from
the programme.
Another Confrontation
Later, Mr. Ablorh said, investigations showed that
during an entertainment discussion programme
on Peace FM, during which both Fennec and
Bulldog were interviewed, the suspect was
offended by the answers provided by Fennec to
questions from the host.
"After the programme, Bulldog called Fennec and
threatened to send his boys after him to teach
him a lesson and to get rid of him,” Mr. Agblor
said.
The CID?Director General said Fennec retorted
that, “the boys cannot do anything to him and
that he could talk to them to calm down because
he too has a group of boys he works with”.
Subsequently, the CID boss said, there
were a series of threatening voice calls and text
messages from unknown persons believed to be
agents of the suspect. The police investigations
also established that on March 12, 2014, Fennec
received a call from an unknown caller.
Unfortunately, Fennec was found dead at his
residence at Manet Gardens on the Spintex Road
the next morning.
“Surprisingly, the suspect went into hiding after
the murder of Fennec. The police monitored his
house and other places, including entertainment
shows, but he failed to show up,” Mr. Agblor said.
Expressions of Unbelief
But some pundits and observers of the showbiz
scene in Ghana have expressed their doubts over
allegations that Bulldog might have killed Fenec.
Notable among them is George Quaye, who is the
head of Media, Brands and Communication for
Charterhouse.
Speaking on Peace Fm’s Entertainment Review on
Saturday, George who used to be a working
colleague of Bulldog said that even though Bulldog
was an outgoing person and sometimes of a
rather tough disposition, he did not believe that
he could commit such a crime.
“I go way back with Bulldog and I admit that
sometimes he can be rowdy, but the Bulldog I
know is just ‘patapaa’ but will never raise his
hand or fight.”
“I am not the Police and can’t do their kind of
work because I don’t have their kind of expertise.
I am talking about the Bulldog that I know and I
believe that he is innocent.”
Mr. Socrate Safo of Movie Africa expressed similar
sentiments of unbelief. He said that Bulldog and
Fennec were not enemies.
“Many people do not know this, but I knew
Fennec and Bulldog were working tireless to form
an association for artistes’ managers but yet
when they come on air, they behave differently. I
have confidence that the Police Service will
unravel the mystery behind Fennec’s death. That
is what we all wish for now,” he stated.
One person, who was instrumental in the late
Fennec’s life, Mrs. Ursula Owusu Ekuful, has
added her voice to the issue. According to the
Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, the
arrest of Bulldog could bring an end to Fennec’s
death case. To her, the family was very happy
that a suspect, who may have committed the
murder, had been arrested.
But for Lawyer Kwame Akuffo, the arrest of
Bulldog may not mean much.
Citifmonline.com quotes him as saying: “I don’t
think the gentleman should be a suspect at this
stage. I think the gentleman is only a person of
interest at this stage”.
Being a Lawyer with many years of experience,
Lawyer Akuffo believes that threatening text
messages and phone calls alone cannot be the
basis on which someone could be termed a
suspect.
Before the Criminal Investigation Department of
the Ghana Police Service can hold Bulldog as the
prime suspect, Lawyer Akuffo suggested that the
Police should be able to link him to the crime
scene by way of forensic test or conspiracy.
Source: dailygraphic.com
