Asamoah Gyan denies rumors of murdering Ghanaian rapper in alleged human sacrifice

In case you didn't hear, Al Ain and Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan is embroiled in a scandal that has him linked to the alleged ritual sacrifice of his friend and Ghanaian rapper Castro, whose real name is Theopilus Tagoe.

Castro, along with his girlfriend Janet Bandu, disappeared in late July while jet skiing with Gyan's family in Ada, Ghana. While it was initially presumed that the couple had drowned, the fact that no bodies have turned up has led to increased speculation over what actually happened, and Gyan now finds himself facing rumors regarding a human sacrifice.

On Wednesday, Gyan issued a statement in which he denied the rumors, describing the allegations as "wild" and "absurd," and claiming "we are not blamable for the disappearance of Castro and Janet Bandu."

Gyan's entire statement can be viewed in the link included in the above tweet, but below is an excerpt of the document.

When it became apparent that Castro and Janet had disappeared, an article appeared on-line which appeared to commiserate with Asamoah Gyan citing the recent loss of his mother and now the loss of his best friend. One would have thought that this would have been a point of reference to console the Gyans – and indeed, a good number of well-meaning persons expressed this sentiment and sought to encourage us to stand firm. To the thousands of individuals and institutions that came to our aid and to offer support, we express our gratitude.

Sadly, the expression of empathy during a person’s moment of grief and utter dismay does not sell in the media. What sells in the media, and what indeed sold and is still selling in the media in Ghana are wild allegations and rumours directed especially at Asamoah Gyan – ranging from the absurd – of the imputation of criminality to him in the sense that he either murdered Castro or had him kidnapped – and ending with the ludicrous – that he sacrificed him spiritually to enhance his career.

We have been silent while these wild allegations and rumours have been peddled in the media. We have been silent not because we are concealing anything or that we do not feel the need to fully state what, from our reckoning, had happened in Ada. We have been silent because we did not want to interfere with police investigations and recently the leveling of assault charges against Baffour Gyan and Samuel Anim Addo, sealed our mouths further. Now, we can come out openly because the police have stated their position and the assault charges against Baffour Gyan and Samuel Anim Addo have been dropped and they have been discharged. We will revisit this matter.