Funny Face known in real life as Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng has been arrested by the Ghana Police Service.
In a post by the Ghana Police Service on Facebook, the comedian was arrested on the evening of Monday,
October 18, 2021.
According to the police, Funny Face was arrested for allegedly threatening some individuals in a viral video via
social media.
In the video, “the children’s president” is heard insulting certain individuals and threatening to kill the mother
of his children for allegedly using the kids to extort money from him.
The Police in the post added that Funny Face would be arraigned before court for an order for psychiatric
examination.
According to the police, this has become necessary to aid the service to determine the line of investigation.
“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 police are committed to protecting lives with the generous help of the public. We want to assure the
public that we shall not take anything for granted in the interest of public safety.”
This is not the first time the comedian has appeared before the court of law this year. In his first appearance,
he was committed to a psychiatric hospital for 2 weeks by his Lordship, Ebenezer Osei Darko at the Ofaakor
Circuit Court in February 2021 explaining that Funny Face does not sound normal
