Ghanaian Artist Ibrahim Mahama Allegedly Assaulted by State Police

Ghanaian Artist Ibrahim Mahama Allegedly Assaulted by State Police

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, whose renowned installations and large-scale sculptures interrogate his home country’s civil and material society, has threatened to sue his government after members of its police force allegedly assaulted him. According to local news coverage, members of Ghana’s Special Operations Team, also known as the “Black Maria,” allegedly assaulted the well-known artist on March 21, following Eid al-Fitr prayers in Tamale,…

Artist Ibrahim Mahama Says Police Attack in Ghana Put His ‘Entire Life On Hold’

Celebrated contemporary artist Ibrahim Mahama says he is planning to file charges against Ghanaian state police after suffering a violent attack on Saturday. Mahama, who is from Ghana, says that members of a state police unit called the Black Maria accosted him on a bus he was riding after a visit to a mosque in Tamale, Ghana; the artist says severe […]