Dansoman Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 to a 32-year-old filmmaker, Israel Agbo Forson, who was recently captured in a viral video issuing threats to police officers.
The bail conditions require three sureties—two of whom must be public servants earning at least GH¢5,000 monthly and residing within the court’s jurisdiction. The third surety must justify their worth with titled property documents.
In addition to the bail conditions, Forson is required to surrender his Ghana Card to the court registry and report to the police investigator every other day.
Presiding judge, Her Honour Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit, had earlier denied bail and remanded the accused into custody to allow further investigations. Forson was first arraigned last Tuesday and has been charged with threatening death, a charge to which he has pleaded not guilty.
His next court appearance is scheduled for August 25, 2025.
The case stems from an incident on June 18, 2025, during which Forson was said to have been involved in a confrontation with police officers.
According to the prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Kwadwo Aboagye, the incident occurred near Wisconsin University in Accra, where Forson was a passenger in an Uber vehicle stopped by a police patrol team.
While the driver complied with the officers’ request to search the vehicle, Forson allegedly insisted that his personal belongings would not be searched unless gloves were worn.
The argument escalated, and Forson began filming the exchange with his mobile phone. Both parties eventually agreed to proceed to the Taifa Police Station, where a supervised search was conducted. No contraband was found, and Forson was released on enquiry bail.
Shortly after his release, Forson allegedly posted another video online in which he vowed to shoot any police officer who confronted him again. The video quickly gained traction on social media, drawing public backlash and raising concerns within the security services.
On June 23, 2025, Forson was arrested following further police investigations. Although a search of his home revealed no weapons or evidence of criminal activity, he was charged for making threats under Ghana’s criminal laws.
The prosecutor,Chief Inspector Wonder described the alleged threats as serious and damaging, stating that they posed a danger to law enforcement personnel and undermined public confidence in the police service.
