The firm behind the arrest of Ghanaian musician Black Sherif, Cruise People Limited has released a statement explaining the circumstances of his arrest.
The statement said that Cruise People Limited had engaged Black Sherif to perform at the second edition of its musical cruise, Afro Cruise Jam, on August 19, 2023, in Greece.
The first edition of the cruise, held last year, featured Grammy-award winning artist Gramps Morgan and Abrantie Amakye Dede.
According to the statement, the firm had agreed to pay Black Sherif $40,000 to perform at the cruise where an initial payment of $20,000 was made to him and was supposed to record a video confirming his participation at the event.
However, Black Sherif failed to honour his commitment to record the video.They added that their lawyers even wrote to the management of the musician requesting for reason for the action as far back in May but no response.
“We had no option than to report him to the Police”
Read the statement below
