Otumfuo’s Son Attends Event, Snubs Security Officer Who Tries to Stop Him for a Search, Video
- The son of Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, was a guest at the 29th GJA Awards held in Kumasi
- An incident, which has since gone viral, showed a security officer insisting on searching him
- It took the intervention of another security officer to ensure that Otumfuo's son could enter
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II's son, Oheneba Nana Kwaku Duah, is trending in the wake of the 29th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards ceremony held in Kumasi.
For the first time in 29 years, the event was staged outside Accra and was held at the Jubilee Hall.
Source: TikTok
An incident, which has since gone viral and was sighted by YEN.com.gh on the TikTok page of @tina_news_gh, captured the moment he arrived at the event.
As he made his way to the hall, a plainclothes security officer, who stood at the entrance holding a handheld metal detector wand security scanner, slowly approached Oheneba Nana Kwaku Duah, gesturing at him to raise his hand.
The Asantehene's son, however, declined the request, but came into close contact with the security officer, who, on the other hand, seemed poised to carry out his duties.
It was the intervention of another officer in uniform, who tapped his colleague on the shoulder and gestured to him, before he moved out of the way to allow the King's son into the hall.
At the time of writing the report, the video had generated a lot of reactions, with many sharing their views on the incident.
Watch the TikTok video below:
Otumfuo's son spotted at public events
Oheneba Nana Kwaku Duah, in recent months, has made several public appearances, with the most recent being the 13th wreath-laying ceremony and memorial service for the late Ghanaian president, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, at the Asomdwe Park in Accra on July 24, 2025.
The annual event was held to honour the memory of the late former president, who died at 68 on July 24, 2012, at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra while he was still serving his first term in office after winning the 2008 general elections.
Many important political figures, including Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia, and others, attended the public event.
The late Professor John Evans Atta Mills's siblings, his only son, Sam Kofi Atta Mills, and his beautiful wife, Michelle Nash, were also in attendance at the event.
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Reactions to Otumfuo's son snubbing security check
Netizens who took to the comments section of the video shared their opinions on the incident.
supa_66 stated:
"He said “I’m Otumfuo’s son” watch his lips well."
mawutueni_david stated:
"Why is his complexion different from the other kids? Does it mean he has a different mother?"
Quofi:
"Was he going to search Otumfuo’s son?"
ONXLAND opined:
"Somebody almost lost his job if not for patience."
maaadwoa233 added:
"Someone tell the GJA president that the nonsense he displayed in front of Nana Addo last year, if he does it to Otumfuo, we won’t like it."
Otumfuo's son goes to school in Maybach
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Otumfuo’s son, Nana Opoku Ware, got all eyes on him at the Ghana School of Law campus as he arrived at class in a Maybach.
He headed a convoy of luxurious vehicles containing executives of the Students' Representative Council of the Law School ahead of their swearing-in ceremony.
The Asante monarch's son was ultimately elected as the president of the SRC in April 2025 when he overcame some stiff competition from four other candidates.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
