Ghanaian rapper Kwaw Kese has reopened public conversation about the tragic killing of his former manager, Fennec Okyere, nearly twelve years after the incident.
In an interview on JoyPrime, which circulated widely on social media on 19 February 2026, the rapper dismissed suggestions that the 2014 attack was a robbery. Instead, he indicated that the circumstances pointed to what he believes may have been a deliberate assassination.
Recounting the morning of the incident, Kwaw Kese said he received a distressing call from Okyere’s house help while he was in the shower.
“I was in the shower when Fennec’s houseboy, Believer, called. He was crying,” the rapper recalled. “I immediately got out and rushed to Fennec’s house. When we entered his room, he was lying in a pool of blood. I had seen him the night before; we had discussed a lot of things.”
He stressed that the nature of the crime scene did not resemble a burglary.
“He was stabbed in the heart, right through to his back. It was not a robbery. I believe it was a contract killing. Nothing was taken from the house. He did not keep money at home,” he said, adding that police investigations did not reveal much to him.
Kwaw Kese also suggested that authorities should have questioned entertainment pundit and artiste manager Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, popularly known as Bullgod. He referenced earlier public claims made by dancehall artiste Shatta Wale.
“Names were mentioned,” he stated. “After the rant, Shatta Wale messaged me; I still have the message. At the very least, the police should have invited him for questioning.”
In 2014, Bullgod was arrested by the Homicide Unit of the Police Criminal Investigations Department after being identified as a suspect. At the time, the CID’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Joseph Darkwah, alleged that threats had been made against the deceased.
However, the case did not proceed. The then Attorney-General, Gloria Akuffo, later announced that the state would discontinue prosecution in the matter.
Kwaw Kese further revealed that he himself was invited to the police headquarters shortly after the killing.
“I was called to the police headquarters. The IGP was the commander at the time. I was taken to his office and questioned,” he said. “The night before Fennec was killed, we ate soakings. There was no money in the house for armed robbers to steal.”
Fennec Okyere was killed on 13 March 2014 after unknown assailants reportedly forced their way into his home and attacked him. More than a decade later, no individual has been successfully prosecuted in connection with the case.
The circumstances surrounding Okyere’s death remain unresolved, continuing to provoke debate within Ghana’s entertainment industry and among the general public.
Kwaw Kese’s recent comments have reignited conversations about accountability, investigative transparency and justice in high-profile cases. As the twelfth anniversary of the tragic incident approaches, questions still linger over what truly happened that night — and whether the full truth will ever emerge.
