VGMAs gun saga: I’m sorry – Stonebwoy

Reggae dancehall artiste Stonebwoy has apologised to Ghanaians for the near-fisticuffs that ensued between his fans and fans of his archrival Shatta Wale at the 20th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) in the early hours of Sunday, 19 May 2019…

Reggae dancehall artiste Stonebwoy has apologised to Ghanaians for the near-fisticuffs that ensued between his fans and fans of his archrival Shatta Wale at the 20th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) in the early hours of Sunday, 19 May 2019.

“I'm sorry for the incident that happened earlier. I only had to react out of natural instincts because we all know how premeditative some people can be. We've seen on social media the threats and everything, so, we couldn't come in unprepared because anything could have happened as you guys saw. I come in peace and I go in peace and I apologise to the whole of Ghana…” Stonebwoy said on stage when he picked his second award of the night after the show had resumed following the fracas.  

The confusion happened when the “Kpok3k3” hitmaker was announced as the Reggae Dancehall Artiste of the Year.

Shatta Wale and his fans approached the podium to, ostensibly congratulate Stonebwoy, but events turned chaotic resulting in a lot of pushing and shoving – a situation that prompted Stonebwoy to pull out his pistol.

The security officers at the event pepper-sprayed the stage in an attempt to prevent a full-blown fight.

The panic-stricken audience had to run out of the auditorium with laboured breath due to the pepper spray.

The show continued after a long break.