The Rastafari Council, Ghana (RCG) has demanded that the recent attack on radio personality and musician, Ahmed Abubakar popularly known as Blakk Rasta be probed appropriately.

It vehemently condemned the assassination attempt and questioned why the security was lax up until the point where the assassin gained access into the Zylofon FM building.

Blakk Rasta escaped the incident unhurt due to the swift intervention of the guards, as they intercepted the assassin shortly after they became aware of his intrusion.

This all happened on Tuesday, 5 January 202.

A statement has been issued by the Rastafari Council, signed by its President, Ahuma Bosco Ocansey, on the way forward.

In it, the council asked that the perpetrator be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

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“The Council will like to urge the Ghana Police Service to vigorously investigate this matter so that the perpetrator may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The seriousness of this offence demands a swift execution of justice which, in turn, will serve as a strong deterrent to other would-be criminals”.

"Since the media is the fourth estate of the realm, the Police should ensure that such attacks on media personalities and organisations are dealt with accordingly”. It read.

It also called for rallying support for Blakk Rast in these trying times.

"the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), National Media Commission (NMC), civil society and all well-meaning Ghanaians to condemn this criminal act,” while empathising with Blakk Rasta "in this traumatic time and assure him of both our spiritual and material support.” statement added.

While extracting parts of the statement issued on Wednesday, 6 January 2021 by the Management of Zylofon Media concerning the order of events, it urged the media brand to take appropriate action.

The excerpts read:

“The premises of Zylofon Media was invaded by an unknown man after breaching security protocols at about 4:00 pm on Tuesday, January 5, 2021.

“This man went to the station's server room, succeeding in disconnecting some of our cables, therefore, shutting down transmission before threatening the life of the host of the Taxi Driver Show, Blakk Rasta, known in private life as Abubakar Ahmed,” the statement read.

"It was unclear what the real motive of this assailant was but he engaged security details at the premises in a scuffle and sprayed a strange content into their eyes while baying for the blood of Blakk Rasta as he struggled to break into the studio during the live transmission of the Black Pot segment on the Taxi Driver Show”.