Police arrest man who threatened to kill officers in viral video

The Ghana Police Service has apprehended an individual who recently went viral on social media after daring police and military officers to arrest him, claiming he would kill any officer who attempted to do so unless they were “spiritually fortified.”

In the viral video, which surfaced on May 6, 2026, the young man, identified as Opoku Emmanuel, claimed that bullets and cutlasses could not harm him because of the spiritual powers he possessed.

Following the circulation of the video, the Ghana Police Service, in a statement shared on Facebook on Thursday, May 7, 2026, confirmed that the suspect had been arrested.

According to the police, the arrest of Opoku Emmanuel was made possible through a joint operation involving the Inspector-General of Police’s Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team (CVET) and officers at Jacobu.

“The IGP’s Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team (CVET), in collaboration with the Police at Jacobu, has arrested suspect Opoku Emmanuel for inciting violence and issuing threats against Police and Military personnel in a viral video.

Watch as man threatens police, soldiers in viral video

“In the said video, a masked man, later identified as suspect Opoku Emmanuel, warned police officers against attempting to arrest armed robbers and threatened to kill any officer who engaged him,” part of the statement read.

The police further stated that the suspect was apprehended at Jacobu in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region and is currently in police custody awaiting prosecution.

“Suspect Opoku Emmanuel was arrested today, May 7, 2026, at Jacobu in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region and is currently in Police custody and will be put before the court,” the statement added.

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