VIDEO+PHOTOS: Multimedia journalist detained for taking pictures

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Metro Mass Transport (MMT) officials in Accra Tema Station detained and threatened Multimedia’s Gershon Mortey last Friday for taking pictures in the car as a professional photojournalist.

According to him, the car had been overloaded with car engines and other items which posed danger to passengers.

Gershon Mortey then decided to take pictures for his story but his action did not go down well with conductors of MMT who pulled him out and detained him in one of their cubicles for over 30 minutes.

He was later released when they realized his action was for public good.

Below are the video and pictures which landed Gershon in trouble.