Ghanaian actress and entrepreneur Rosemond Brown, popularly known as Akuapem Poloo, has recounted a disturbing encounter she allegedly had with a former Black Stars player in 2010.
Poloo revealed that the unnamed footballer propositioned her inappropriately during what she described as an awkward outing early in her career in Accra.
“Around 2010, I had just moved to Accra. I used to go to Rockstone’s Office with my friends, and that was a popular hangout for footballers. One day, I met a Black Stars player there. They usually sat at the VIP section.”
Akuapem Poloo
According to her, the footballer gave her a signal to approach him and later took her phone number. He asked to meet her alone, and on their first outing, she said she didn’t feel comfortable. “I was shy that night, so I didn’t even take a drink. I just told him I was okay,” she said.
Poloo then alleged that after the outing, things took an unexpected and inappropriate turn.
“After everything, he asked me to sit with him in his car. While in the car, he exposed himself and asked me to sit on his manhood. He said if I did, he would give me a huge amount of money.”
Akuapem Poloo
She added that although she saw a significant amount of money in his car, she declined the offer, partly because of the footballer’s physical endowment.
“He had a lot of money in the car, but his manhood was huge. I told him I couldn’t do that and suggested I could call a friend of mine who was around to do it instead.”
Akuapem Poloo
According to her, she tried to convince the player to consider her friend, proposing they would split the money, but he refused.
“He said I was the one he wanted. Then he placed it in my hand and asked me to hold it. That’s when I ran away from the car.”
Akuapem Poloo
She concluded by revealing that the footballer called her several times after the incident, but she never answered.
She shared the experience to caution young women and highlight the pressure they often face, especially in unfamiliar spaces.
Poloo added that walking away was an act of self-respect and strength, particularly because the money offered was tempting.
Akuapem Poloo Reflects on Time Behind Bars
The Ghanaian actress and entrepreneur reflected on her time behind bars.
Akuapem Poloo disclosed that the pain of being separated from her child was one of the hardest things a mother like her could endure.
“I was supposed to spend 90 days, but I spent 17 days in jail. The trauma alone is something else. Even when they sentence you for a day, you wouldn’t find it pleasant in there. I was taken to Nsawam prison, and the place was neat because I was at the women’s side, and women are naturally neat.
“It’s your freedom that has been taken away from you, and you can’t have intimacy there. Being intimate is very necessary to me, but my main focus was on my child, so I couldn’t speak to or see him. I was worried about him every day.”
Akuapem Poloo
Akuapem Poloo further described how they were treated in the cells and how she coped with life there.
“We enter the cells at 5 p.m. daily, and all the cells will be locked. We wake up at 5 a.m. as well, tidy up the place, some will go out to work, and because I was new, they couldn’t take me out to work. The cell is like a boarding house where everyone will bath in a big bathroom.”
Akuapem Poloo
According to her, the female yard was always neat, stating that she couldn’t say the same for the men.
“They inspect our beds all the time, and we were 24 in one cell. We sometimes eat twice daily. We are being counted before stepping out from the cell and when going to bed to check if we are all in.”
Akuapem Poloo
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