How UK-based Ghanaian rapper was arrested in France after escaping jail twice

After taunting UK police online and escaping custody twice within a week, a Ghanaian prisoner, Daniel Boakye, 21, has been arrested.

GhanaWeb earlier reported on February 15, 2026, that Daniel Boakye, a drill rapper, fled from Lewisham Hospital in south-east London after he had been taken there for medical treatment.

In a recent development, reports indicate that Daniel Boakye, popularly known as Dsavv, was later arrested in France after posting several videos online daring the police to arrest him if they could.

In a series of videos, Daniel insisted that there was no way he would return to jail or face deportation to Ghana.

Escaped Ghanaian prisoner appears in video mocking UK police

According to recent reports gathered, the fugitive was eventually picked up in the French town of La Bouëxière, which has a population of about 5,000 people.

Background

The convicted rapper was arrested on March 2, 2026, after local authorities tipped off the Metropolitan Police Service in the United Kingdom.

The report further noted that UK authorities have begun processing his return to the country following his arrest.

Meanwhile, Boakye was jailed for six years and five months in 2023 for his involvement in a robbery gang that held victims at knifepoint and forced them to reveal their phone passcodes. The gang used the information to steal a total of £115,000 worth of cryptocurrency, in addition to using victims’ bank details to pay for taxi rides and purchase top-up cards.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Service earlier stated: “We are searching for a 21-year-old man who absconded from Lewisham Hospital at around 3:05 pm on Sunday, February 15.

Officers gave chase but were unable to detain Boakye before he left the building.”

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