Bukom Banku is becoming unbecoming, and he needs his head checked.

That's the reckoning of former Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Boxing Authority, Mohammed Amin Lamptey. For him, the controversial boxer's recent behaviour has gone into the realm of the para-normal.

Amin, in an interview with Joy Sports, stressed that the boxer, known in real life as Braimah Kamoko, is in serious need of help, and not ostracism.

"For me, and I want to repeatedly say, that Bukom Banku should be checked, mentally."

"I am not saying the Bukom Banku is sick, I'm not saying that Bukom Banku is mad, I'm not saying that Bukom Banku is suffering from any mental ailment but I think that he needs to be checked, mentally. Maybe we need a psychiatrist to see if something is wrong".

Banku's recent eccentricities have been wide-ranging. Several reports have been lodged at various police stations about his penchant for beating up people - mostly women - in the Bukom area. But no arrests have been effected because the victims have repeatedly not shown up to give testimony at crucial times.

In the last two weeks, the boxer has released a video of himself fondling the breasts of what appeared to be teenage girls.

However, it is his recent journey into skin-bleaching that has boggled those who know the cruiser weight boxer. He has boorishly posted seveal photos of himself at different stages of severe skin-toning, which he has defended by claiming it is inspired by his wife. 

Amin says, "I think the time has come for us to assist Bukom Banku. I think Bukom Banku is seriously having a mental problem. This is why i think so; Bukom Banku is my very close friend. He is closer to me more than any other person; I'm like a counselor to him."

"It's been a long time since I spoke to him because of his attitude. But we need to help him. He needs a psychiatrist. Maybe something is going wrong with him, because the Bukom Banku i know is not the Bukom Banku I see today.''

"What he is doing for me is out of the ordinary," Amin stressed.

Among other things, the boxer claims to be a musician and an actor.

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VIDEO - Watch Amin Lamptey explain his stance to Joy Sports 

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GBA HELP?

Meanwhile, President of the GBA, Peter Zwennes has also spoken of the dangers the boxer poses to himself and others as well as how far his outfit can go to help. 

“We are the regulatory body but if a man of full age and competent understanding with both eyes functioning decides to engage in this sort of conduct then its entirely up to him.”

“He knows fully well how detrimental this will be to his health as a boxer and if he chooses to go along that path then so be it."

“I get the impression that he has given up on boxing and doesn’t want to pursue his career any longer and that’s the reason why apart from the comic side of him he has decided to go along this path.”

“Good luck to him but we will not take it upon ourselves to do anything about it,” he said.

“In the situation that he signs a contract to fight it will be up to our medical board to determine whether he is eligible to fight. “If he has bleached to this extent I am sure that there are health hazards not only to himself but to his opponents so we will cross that bridge when we get to it,” Zwennes finished.

MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS

Also concerned has been renowned dermatologist Professor Edmund Delle founder of the Rabito Clinic and a man of over four decades' worth of experience in skin treatments.

He told Joy News that the boxer, who used to be very dark in complexion, could open up his newly-exposed skin layers to infections such as exogenous ochronosis.

"This condition will create dark coloration of the skin and eventually become an ulcer which develops into caner. So if a person like him wants good health and good skin the he should stop bleaching., It is totally unacceptable".

In the meantime, Banku continues to grab headlines with his colourful antics and political campaigns.

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