Jail was like a hotel – Wanlov recalls U.S. lockup experience

Ghanaian singer Emmanuel Owusu-Bonsu, popularly known as Wanlov, has revealed that, after completing his secondary school education in Ghana, he moved to Texas to study Business and Computer Science at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

But his time in the United States did not end with graduation. Wanlov revealed that during his third year, he dropped out after being involved in a police chase incident.

"I did an illegal U-turn. Instead of stopping, I started speeding," he said in an interview with Kafui Dey monitored by MyNewsGh.

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He was arrested and spent about one to two weeks in jail.

Surprisingly, he described the experience calmly.

"When I got there, I felt like I was in a hotel," he said.

He compared the conditions to the harsh experiences he had endured at boarding school in Ghana.

"In jail, they were serving cornflakes. You could play basketball during recreation time."

He admitted he never felt frightened inside the cell.

"Never. When I saw the cornflakes, I knew nothing bad would happen to me."

Eventually, the experience marked a turning point. He did not return to complete his program.

Earlier in the interview, he had explained that he began questioning religion and responsibility in his twenties while living in the United States.

"I feel like religion diverts responsibility," he said. "It becomes us against them. I don't think love should move like that."