According to Citinewsroom, Ghanaian rapper, Samuel Adu Frimpong known popularly as Medikal, has been arrested for brandishing a gun in a video on social media.
This comes a few hours after dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, and four other people were remanded into police custody following an alleged gun attack that turned out to be a hoax.
They were remanded by an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday, October 21, 2021, during their first appearance in court.
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Medikal has been one of the Ghanaian artists who stood up to defend Shatta Wale when he was arrested. The rapper together with his wife Mrs Precious Frimpong was seen at the police premises to throw support behind the dancehall King.
Medikal is a Ghanaian rapper who comes from Sowutuom, a suburb in Accra, Ghana. Medikal and Sarkodie had the highest nominations for the 2017 edition of the Ghana Music Awards. In 2018, he was on the Tim Westwood Show. Medikal had his High School education at Odorgonno Senior High. He is the son of James Frimpong and Portia Lamptey. Samuel adopted the name Medikal because he was fascinated with rapping about doctors, surgeons, medical practitioners and hospitals in general. He has made a name for himself in the music industry through hard work and numerous collaboration with successful artists. Apart from his nominations in 2017, he won the best discovery video in the MTN 4Syte Video Award in 2016
