A video of the incident that led to the attack on the renowned Ghanaian artist and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Red Clay, Ibrahim Mahama, in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital, has emerged.

Ibrahim Mahama has accused the IGP’s Special Operations Task Force, popularly known as the Black Maria and led by DSP Bawah Abdul Jalil, of brutalising him for no reason.

The Black Maria, in their defence, have reportedly said that they did not attack the award-winning artist, who was recently awarded a diplomatic passport by the government, but rather acted to save him from a mob.

Ibrahim Mahama, who lost some of his teeth during the attack, has rubbished the claims of the police and has insisted that they beat him up after he refused to delete visuals he took of them on the street.

Following the back and forth, a video of the incident, which occurred on Friday, March 20, 2026, has emerged.

The said video shows some men in plain clothing with bullet vests, possibly officers of the Black Maria unit, standing in front of a Red Clay bus, which Ibrahim Mahama was reportedly on.

The officers could be seen pacing around as if they were looking for a way to enter the Red Clay-labelled bus.

Although there was a traffic build-up, no mob could be seen in the video, as suggested.

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Watch the video below:



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