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Police arrest Funny Face over Social media threats

By Vincent Ashitey
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Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng popularly known as Funny Face on Monday evening was arrested by the Ghana Police Service.

This comes after Funny Face allegedly threatened some individuals via social media.

Funny Face in a viral video is heard insulting certain individuals and threatening to kill the mother of his children for allegedly using the kids to extort money from him.

He also threatened to commit suicide.

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Following this, the Police in a post on Facebook noted that its team after apprehending Funny Face will have him before a court and secure an order for psychiatric examination.

This the Service said will aid its subsequent investigations.

“The Police have today, Monday, 18th October, 2021, at 10:14 pm arrested Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng, popularly known as Funny Face for allegedly threatening certain individuals via some Social Media platforms.

“Due to the history of the suspect, the police shall submit Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng to the court for an order for psychiatric examination, to determine the next line of investigative action,” the October 18 post read.

Meanwhile, the Police Service has reiterated its commitment to protecting the lives of citizens in the country.

“We want to assure the public that we shall not take anything for granted in the interest of public safety,” it concluded.

On Sunday, October 17, Funny Face in a video noted that he will take the life of Vanessa Nicole, mother of his children, and commit suicide thereafter.

“Your mother, Vanessa. I’ve already told you that I shoot you. I’ll just shoot you and kill myself after that,” he said in the video on social media.

In the footage, the ‘Cow and Chicken’ actor also lashed out at some personalities who he sad had allegedly abandoned him when he encountered a car crash.