Veteran Ghanaian musician Kojo Antwi has disclosed a tense moment that could have altered the direction of his musical ambitions. He revealed how a concealed relationship in his youth unexpectedly drew him into a troubling encounter with the police.
The ‘Mr. Music Man’ revisited the incident during an interview on Joy FM’s Personality Profile with Lexis Bill on Thursday, February 5, 2026. Speaking candidly, he recounted an experience he had kept out of the public eye for nearly 50 years, centred on his relationship with the daughter of a police officer.
The story traces back to his early days navigating the music scene as a band boy, years before he became a household name. At the time, he was performing at Walako, a popular hangout near Kaneshie, when his girlfriend unexpectedly arrived at the venue. She was supposed to be in school, which immediately raised concern for him.
He decided to pause the performance and personally escort her home to ensure she got there safely. While searching for a taxi, events took an unexpected turn.
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“I decided to send her home. So I took her to try to grab a taxi for her to go home. We were there, and the police patrol team just bumped into us, and they started asking us questions. One question. They wouldn’t even wait for answers,” Kojo Antwi recounted.
The encounter did not end with routine questioning. The patrol officers escorted the couple to the girl’s mother, where a startling revelation emerged. The young woman’s father, a senior officer with the Nima Police Station, had already begun looking for them.
“I hadn’t had time to talk to her about her dad. She had never mentioned the daddy. I didn’t know he was a police officer at Nima Police Station. That’s a part that, I mean, most people didn’t know about,” he told Lexis Bill.
Looking back, Kojo Antwi explained that musicians, especially band boys at the time, were rarely held in high regard by society. He noted that families, particularly those tied to structured professions, often viewed the career path with suspicion.
“Back then, it wasn’t something that came with prestige, nothing. It’s not something that a policeman would want the daughter to be attached to,” he stated.
