It is day 3 and the bodies of talented Ghanaian musician-Castro De Destroyer (real name Theophilus Tagoe) and his alleged girlfriend-Janet Bandu who drowned with him at Ada have still not been found.
I’ve put together my thoughts (which I’ve shared on social media) so far for those interested—as I invite you all to share your thoughts on developments with us.
Day 1 | 6th July, 2014
Though sad, I hope Castro’s death teaches us all a lesson. We ‘Ghanaians’ pride ourselves with everything foreign and we want to do whatever we see the West do, forgetting that there are rules and conditions. Chris Brown does it so Castro must do it too…
I have friends who Jet Ski a lot in Spain but these guys can also swim like whales. Anytime they jump on these machines, they have everything intact—-with life guards and sometimes coast guards not even far from them should there be any danger. These coast guards have planes and others for rescue purposes…
I understand accidents occur but they occur most under hazardous and unfit conditions. It is not even every water body or sea that people are allowed to really Jet Ski in certain parts of the West.
We need to leave behind those aspects of foreign lifestyles that we have NOT mastered.
A 5 year old British girl can swim like hell, and I don’t mean ‘Borla beach’ swimming, professional swimming!
So if you see this girl jumping up and down into water, you don’t have to jump too! We copy everything even when we don’t have the foundation…
How effective is even our search and rescue systems?
I know young guys who call themselves fast and furious in Ghana, racing on those pot holes roads because they’ve seen others do it on MTV or in some damn movies…
May His Soul Rest in Peace…
Day 2 | 7th July 2014
Now, many people are confused—with some saying, Castro was wearing a life jacket and others saying, he was not. And so what?
A life jacket does not give you another life—and it does not make you a superman. It’s only a protective measure, not an absolute measure.
The same way you will not jump out of a plane because a parachute has been fixed to your back, so should you not jump into any water simply because you have a life jacket on…
What if the parachute never opens—same as, what if the life jacket is even faulty? There can be a lot of What IFs, the only SAFE IF is when we engage in less risky enterprises. And we must know when and where to take certain risks.
Anyone who has been on any water before with people will surely have been told that, no matter what, don’t turn yourself into a RESCUER—even if you are an expert in swimming.
I am not saying Castro did anything wrong at this stage (nor am I blaming him for anything) but I am saying, we must learn a lot from this and stop the life jacket business….
A lot is missing from the puzzle and until it is all solved (which I doubt will happen), we should place great value on our lives—with or without life jackets
Day 2 | 7th July, 2014
Do you see the machines we are using for Castro’s rescue (photo below)? This is why I was saying…Taking some risk in Ghana must be well evaluated.
If it was anywhere in the West, you will be seeing helicopters and ‘proper machines’. We don’t have the rescue and response stuff for some accidents, therefore it is prudent we stay away and don’t go near activities that can invite such accidents.
These boats/whatever look like something Ja Rule has in his Miami house.And that is what we use for rescue…We have to think twice!
What are your thoughts so far?
Chris well said. Ghanaians are too known and too much copy copy. Anything we see someone doing in Europe or America we must do it too. When was the last time these Jet Ski machines were serviced knowing Ghana? Where were the coast guards or life guards and do they have telescope to see far into the water to see those swimming or jet skiing far away to know what is happening? We don’t have anything or any measures but we will be doing what those who have well planed systems are doing.
Now see the boats they are using for rescue mission.Instead of government investing in rescue machines he is also buying pads and the citizens are so stupid to make sure they dont go near some of these accidents. We have a long way to go
Chris and Esther,so on point,the resort shd also be blamed,we take a lot of things for granted not till something bad happens we see evil and look the other way,I bet the jet ski has never being serviced,no telescopes,no proper trained life guards.infact who checks all these?someone has to answer.
The look of the boat makes me lose hope and do we have divers in GH?
div what? vers? lol. You just be kidding me sister. We have fisher men lol
Lmaooo
No BB, we don’t have divers in GH and even if we have they can’t swim and dive.
one question my dear friends ….what happened to the malaysian plane with 200hundred people on board? with all the telescopes n coast guards n machines….give us a break with ur ignorance n naivity
You sound so ignorant and stupid. Oh Ghanaians
Haha, i almost forgot about that one.
My thoughts exactly! Thank you for expressing them! With all their ‘modern’ technology and equipment, they still have not been able to determine how a plane with 237 people disappeared. .mtchwwwww. SMH toall these ghanaians living abroad trashing Ghana and always making silly comparisms.. you once lived in Ghana so be real!
Ghanaians and Africans in general have sold our pride and soul to everything Western and the pathetic thing is, we only go for the bad things and not copy the good ones. Why have we not copied the culture of the west having up to date response team and equipment for accidents and disasters? Of course won’t copy the good ones we will rather copy the things that will bring the problems not the solutions though
Well said
I think you have spoken well…there is so much competition among the Ghanaian celebrities that people just want to do stuff to prove they are on another level. I just hope the rest of them learn from it.. All the same, may his soul rest in Peace
The people on the boat and the whole search party look scared. . They’re all scared of water.. can’t you see their body language. .eeii hmm
Lets pray the waters washes them ashore somewhere, just looking at the machines they using for their rescues, theres no hope for them. Hopefully the water will be kind on day 3 and bring them out.
hmm, very well said.
I want to know if der is any pic or witness who can testify dat Castro was actually with Jane Bandu in a jet ski. Is der any documentary evidence frm de resort showing dat Castro hired a jet ski and for how long? If not, wer frm all these stories? My take…..Castro is really missing but not in the sea. Someone may be trying to divert attention.
Jesus Christ! This is super crap you’ve put on here ugh. Childish! jesus!