Retired military officer and founder of the defunct UT Bank, Captain Prince Kofi Amoabeng, has narrated how his love for dancing got him in trouble.

Speaking in an interview on Accra-based Kingdom FM, shared on X on September 19, 2026, Kofi Amoabeng claimed that a dance at an anniversary celebration of the Okyenhene of Akyem Abuakwa, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, in 2023, got him in trouble with the then President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

“It is not as if I’m good at dancing. I just like it. Whether my moves are off the beat or not, I'm just happy when I’m dancing. But sometimes dancing gets you in trouble.

“I remember being invited to the palace of Okyenhene for his 15th or 20th anniversary. When I got there, I was ushered to my table, and I took some champagne… The band led by Pat Thomas was playing some good music. I got up and danced. I danced with (sic). We were the only two who danced,” he narrated.

He claimed that upon returning to Accra after the programme, he got a number of invitations from state security agencies, including the Ghana Police Service and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).

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“That was in December. When I came back to Accra on the 5th of December, I was told that EOCO was looking for me; the Special Investigation Team was also looking for me… the Police CID was looking for me.

“I asked what was going on, and I was told it was because of the way I dance in Kyebi. When I was dancing, the President, the Vice President, the ministers were all there, but they didn’t dance, but I did,” he said.

Watch a video of his remarks below:

This was 2023-10-27
I was arrested for dancing in front of the president Akuffo Addo Okyehene at aceremony - Captain Kofi Amoabeng pic.twitter.com/56MRFc4SWM

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