Ghanaian reggae artist and media personality, Blakk Rasta (L) and Bishop Salifu Amoako (R)
Ghanaian reggae artist and media personality, Blakk Rasta, has shared his thoughts on a tragic accident that occurred in East Legon involving two young ladies and the son of popular bishop, Salifu Amoako.
During a discussion on United Showbiz on February 22, 2025, Blakk Rasta noted that the bishop’s son will have to live with the trauma of being labeled a killer.
He explained that the heavy criticism the young man is facing on social media is partly due to controversial statements made by his father, who once claimed he could evade road safety regulations without consequences.
“I think the boy has suffered enough. If care is not taken, he may never be able to drive again because of the trauma he’s experiencing. He will be classified as a killer. The backlash he is facing is not just because of the accident, but also because of the sins of his father,” he said.
Blakk Rasta further urged Bishop Salifu Amoako to be mindful of his words when speaking on certain issues.
“I think he needs to watch what he says. He is an anointed man of God, I like him but this is about Ghana. If he openly claims that he can disregard the country’s laws, then the country will come after him. He painted a picture that in his household, traffic rules and regulations are not respected. He even implied that a seven-year-old in his house could drive without a license,” he added.
Background
On Monday, February 17, 2025, the Attorney General withdrew charges against Bishop Salifu Amoako, his wife, and another individual who had been prosecuted for allowing their son to drive without a license.
However, according to a report by GHOne, the couple was immediately re-arrested upon exiting the court.
The 16-year-old son of Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako was sentenced on December 19, 2024, to six months at a senior correctional center.
This followed his guilty plea to eight charges, including two counts of manslaughter, for a tragic road crash in East Legon that claimed the lives of two preteens.
Before his sentencing, Salifu Amoako’s son was remanded by the Family and Juvenile Court and held at the Osu Correctional Centre while being prosecuted for causing the crash.
According to police prosecutors, he had been showing off the speed of a Jaguar F-Pace Sport, which belonged to his parents, when he collided with a black Acura carrying the victims.
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Reggae musician and radio host Black Rasta, speaking on the East Legon accident, stated that Bishop Salifu Amoako’s son might be so traumatized that he may never drive again. He added that, despite being a man of God, Bishop Salifu should be mindful of his utterances going… pic.twitter.com/tUxVIv4S2p
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