It’s almost a year since the mysterious disappearance of Ghanaian Hiplife musician, Castro (real name Theophilus Tagoe) and his alleged girlfriend, Janet ‘Maame’ Bandu.
The two were jet skiing on the Volta River at Ada on July 6, 2014, when they miraculously disappeared into thin air. Efforts by the police and various rescue teams to look for the whereabouts of the missing individuals were unsuccessful; one factor been the police not having the right logistics to search for the missing persons.
The Castro and Janet Bandu’s disappearance is really sad—but what is heartbreaking is the fact that, Asamoah Gyan’s people and Castro’s family have still not gone to officially see Janet Bandu’s father, or officially inform him of the disaster.
Courtesy and Culture demand that, at least Castro’s family or Asamoah Gyan’s people who were responsible for Janet Bandu’s trip to Ada should have visited Janet Bandu’s family—and officially inform him of what happened.
But according to Janet Bandu’s father who spoke on Hitz Fm, up to date everything he knows about his daughter’s disappearance is from the radio—and none of the parties who took his daughter to Ada have come to even see him…
Nothing should have stopped Asamoah Gyan from putting together an entourage to visit Janet Bandu’s family and officially inform them of what happened to their relative but he doesn’t seem to get it…
Listen to Janet Bandu’s father below…
We are surrounded by several unsolved mysteries and many of these we can live with by just ignoring them—including how the last meat disappeared from the food that you were eating alone.
All around the world, there are unsolved disappearance stories with the popular British case being how two medical doctors lost their daughter-Madeleine McCann in Portugal in 2007 to the wind. The disappearance of Madeleine for many years remained a top priority of both the British and Portuguese Police—and yet, nothing concrete has been found or located.
In Ghana, hiplife musician-Castro De Destroyer (real name Theophilus Tagoe) and his alleged girlfriend-Janet Bandu disappeared while jet-skiing on the Ada River on 6th July, 2014—a disappearance which was followed by several developments, ranging from Spiritualists and Pastors sharing their mystical knowledge on what must have happened to the two.
It’s almost 5 months gone and still nothing worth knowing has emerged in relation to the disappearance of Castro and Janet Bandu. Interestingly, the talk about the two and attempts to place them somewhere through the many conspiracy theories seem to have gone with the wind too.
We couldn’t even for a fact establish the true nature of the relationship that existed between Castro and Janet Bandu—and we couldn’t know for sure what actually happened when they jumped onto the jet-ski, though we’ve heard several conflicting stories.
If we couldn’t solve the simplest—being their relationship mystery, it’s obvious that we cannot displace our assumptions or non-yielding mystical dispositions to be able to solve the bigger mystery; what actually happened to the two when they got on the River?
It has been more than 2 months since the bizarre disappearance of Ghanaian Hiplife musician, Castro (real name Theophilus Tagoe) and his alleged girlfriend-Janet Bandu, and we’ve got no real info except that incalculable number of people claim to know their whereabouts.
One of such people, whose claims have amounted to nothing, is Maurice Ampaw – a private legal practitioner.
Lawyer Ampaw made various claims last month, saying he knows the whereabout of Castro, citing 30th September, 2014 as the deadline for the revelation of his assertions. When Ampaw was contacted on the said date, he emphatically told Ghanaians that he owes nobody explanation.
According to him, he had reported and made his claims available to the police so there’s no need of informing the public (as opposed to his earlier statements).
In relation to this, ASP Benefo Darkwa – PRO for Ghana Police Service – this morning spoke on Channel R, an Accra-based radio station.
Yesterday, the Gyan family held a Press Conference in Accra to debunk certain rumours and also state that, they have no hands in the death/disappearance of Hiplife musician-Castro and Janet Bandu. But Private Legal Practitioner-Maurice Ampaw is back on board, saying, the Gyans are hiding something and the Press Conference was staged to throw dust into our eyes…
For some months now, Maurice Ampaw has been all over in the media, claiming to have information which indicates that, Asamoah Gyan knows the whereabouts of Castro and Janet Bandu—-and he has promised to let us all have this information by the end of this month. So we are patiently waiting…
Maurice Ampaw who spoke to Citi News after the Gyans Press Conference said, “he is in contact with the police to unravel the mystery behind the pair’s disappearance”.
In the last few days, a certain Alberta reported to be a friend of Janet Bandu and the key person who invited Janet to Ada where she met her untimely death or disappeared with hiplife musician-Castro has been trending.
Yesterday, Alberta was on Peace Fm to grant an interview—and many who have heard her take on events seem to believe she is trying hard to hide SOMETHING.
And with a lot of people asking to see the photo of this Alberta, a GhanaCelebrities.Com’s reader sent in these photos of Alberta, saying, she is friends with her and Janet Bandu on facebook.
Check below for more photos…
The Castro and Janet Bandu’s death or disappearance mystery has been resurrected this week—after the family of Janet Bandu decided on Asamoah Gyan, saying he murdered their daughter and Castro…
In a new twist, an Accra based legal practitioner-Dr. Maurice Ampaw has exclusively told radio XYZ that “come the end of this month, he’ll reveal the whole truth surrounding the whereabout of popular hip-life musician, Theophilus Tagoe aka Castro”.
The lawyer categorically stated that, Asamoah Gyan also knows the whereabout of Castro, which he will reveal…
The lawyer also added that, he is surprised the police service has still not arrested Asamoah Gyan for questioning and interrogation—and that during his own investigation, he found out that a necklace worn by Castro was later found in a dustbin hours before he and his lady friend got missing.
Dear Chris, I am one of the many people who do not believe Asamoah Gyan is an angel of death or sacrificed his friend-Castro De Destroyer and female friend-Janet Bandu for riches. Even if I am to believe this impossibility on the grounds of a hungry man looking for money, Asamoah Gyan will not fit … Read more
Over a month ago, we were slapped with a shocking news that Ghanaian musician-Castro De Destroyer and his alleged girlfriend-Janet Bandu had disappeared while jet-skiing in Ada, a weekend away from home organised by Ghanaian football star-Asamoah Gyan.
Today, Janet Bandu’s father has alleged that, he thinks his daughter-Janet Bandu and Castro were murdered by Asamoah Gyan and his group of friends—and his suspicion comes from the fact that a certain Alberta (alleged girlfriend of Asamoah Gyan) who claims to have invited Janet Bandu to Ada has been behaving cunningly and throwing into the air various inconsistent stories.
Speaking on Neat Fm this morning, the family of Janet Bandu said, Alberta must come out to tell them where their daughter is—and that, since their daughter disappeared, this Alberta or Asamoah Gyan and his people have not come to even see them.
The family of Janet Bandu wants to know the truth, and this brings to force the recent question a certain journalist asked in relation to this same story that fetched him some heavy beatings…
The family claims that since Janet Bandu and Castro disappeared, Asamoah Gyan and those who claim to have been with these two people have not even come to see the family at all. The family also wants Asamoah Gyan arrested for proper interrogation—and that up to now, no one has questioned Asamoah Gyan who took the two people to Ada…
The father of Janet Bandu asked if Asamoah Gyan is above the law in Ghana or what?
It seems someone is hiding something and the stories do not just add up.
Listen to the audio below…
The Castro saga continues unabated, three weeks after the hit Musician and Janet Bandu disappeared over the waters of the Volta River in Ada. During these three weeks, we have heard from spiritualists from all walks of life, explaining what happened on that fateful day of 06 July 2014.
Ghanaians have a new mystery to solve today, as the head pastor of the Glorious Word Ministry International, Rev Owusu Bempah, has found himself in some pretty hot waters over a supposed prophecy he made. Inexplicably, for the first time in my life, we’re dealing with a Man of God running away from a potentially true ‘prophecy’.
On the 31st December last year, Rev Owusu Bempah had a prophecy that a big time musician in this country was going to die. Seconds later, the story goes, he heard the word Castro whispered in his ear.
Ladies and Gentlemen, this should be the most open and shut case in the history of prophecies. Even Joseph doubted when he was told his virgin wife was with child via the holy spirit, but I see no room for ambiguity in Rev Bempah’s prophecy.
However, Rev Owusu Bempah, who two seconds earlier had announced a prominent Ghanaian musicianwould die, says he asked his congregation who Castro was? Amazingly, his congregation conveniently forgot the part about the musician, and someone in there shouted that Castro is the president of the Republic of Cuba.
So, the congregation went ahead to pray for Fidel Castro, to forestall his supposed death.
Here’s the best part: Rev Owusu Bempah actually knows Castro personally, he said they play football together, alongside Asamoah Gyan and some other prominent personalities.
So to sum up this crazy story; you know Castro the musician personally, God supposedly tells you a Ghanaian musician would die, whispers Castro into your ears two seconds later, and you go all the way to communist Cuba to find Castro?
Does any of this make any sense?
Apparently, Castro De Destroyer’s ex-girlfriend-Mzbel (if you didn’t know now you know) was spotted in Ada few days ago—and she was not there to pay respect to Castro or help with the search, rather, it seems she was there to chill…
According to a report by PeaceFmOnline.Com, “It is not clear if Mzbel went to Ada in search of her former lover or she went on holiday but onlookers and sources in Ada have disclosed to Peacefmonline.com that the “Sixteen Years’ hit singer was spotted jet skiing on the same Ada River where Castro’s unfortunate incident happened”.
Following her visit to Ada, Mzbel shared some photos on social media, happily sitting on a Jet Skii—and many have called her out, saying she is being insensitive.
What do you think? I guess, let the dead bury their own dead…right?
Check below for another photo…
Ghanaian hiplife-musician Castro De Destroyer, real name Theophilus Tagoe has been gone for over two weeks and many people including myself have pronounced him dead, though, his body has not been found.
I’ve heard the arguments which stand that, you do not pronounce a person dead until a body is found and I am aware of the common law principle which states, inter alia that, a missing person can only be pronounced legally dead after 7 years—-and this is where there is evidence pointing to the fact that the person was subjected to a particular peril, unless his disappearance can be otherwise explained. But as always, there are key exceptions.
The above means a missing person should be assumed alive unless there is enough strong evidence indicating otherwise—and though such evidence does not exist in Castro’s case, we all have lost hope and have pronounced him dead (in mind and with our lips).
Nevertheless, there are certain people who are still of the view that, Castro is alive—and interestingly, these people are his close family and friends.
The above sounds like a case of having lost something you so much cherish and therefore, the shock having clouded your judgment, making it particularly difficult to come to terms with the fact that you’ve lost that thing for good. We’ve all experienced this before, in relationships, properties and in persons.
I believe Castro’s people are facing the above human state of mind—difficult to let go when it is really gone. But conversations I’ve had with several industry persons in the last few days and from what I’ve heard, there is still some good chance that Castro De Destroyer is not dead, perhaps, hiding in a hotel somewhere, scratching his head over how to “acceptably” come out.
Definitely, if Castro re-appears today unhurt or without any well thought of story to tell, people will go fuming, including myself and probably, the law will even find a charge for his butt—not for just being stupid but for breaking a substantive law of the State.
Now, I am sure you want to know what I’ve been hearing and the sort of credibility I’ve personally accorded these stories, though, I remain part of the many who think it will be a 21st century miracle for Castro to re-appear. (And remember when it comes to miracles, I perfectly agree with David Hume’s explanation in ‘An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding’).
Ghana Black Star’s captain-Asamoah Gyan has been in the news in the last few days for wrong reasons—the Castro and Jane Bandu’s disappearance.
Even yesterday, a respected Ghanaian lawyer- Dr Marice Ampaw suggested that Asamoah Gyan should be arrested by the police over the disappearance of his friend-Castro and the alleged girlfriend of Castro-Janet Bandu.
With all the bad talks hovering over his head, Asamoah Gyan can smile today as he has welcomed a new baby girl, born to his wife this morning.
While Janet’s parents are mounting pressure on a missing Castro to produce their daughter, a lawyer is saying Asamoah Gyan needs to be arrested to help in investigations because there are too many confusing explanations in Castro’s disappearance.
Dr Marice Ampaw a well known and respected lawyer is reported to have said on Metro Fm that;
“If Ghana were a serious nation, we wouldn’t have allowed marine police to go and have fun on the sea, with the intention of searching for Castro’s body. Then Asamoah Gyan also picked a boat saying he is going to search for Castro. This will not happen in a serious country. For Christ’s sake, Castro is a celebrity, a star, anybody who was involved should be arrested to enable the person write his statements”
“We are in A country where people do not know their rights and that’s why they are walking freely, I am therefore calling for the arrest of Asamoah Gyan and anybody who went with them to Ada, they should arrest them and give them ‘police enquiry bail’ for the investigations to be carried out”
It seems it is not only the spiritualists and pastors who are MAD, even some ordinary Ghanaians for whatever reason are peddling lies—going on national radio to talk rubbish.
According to gentleman-Isaac Darko who called Peace Fm yesterday, he saw Castro weakly walking at the beach in Togo—and this guy was for sure it was Castro.
Apparently, he even called his friends to come and see Castro, and they all came to the conclusion that it was Castro…
Listen to Isaac Darko who spotted Castro in Togo below…
