BY MEL COOKE, Freelance Writer
Left: Adams Right: 'Ninja Man'
THREE YEARS AGO, Desmond 'Ninja Man' Ballentine handed over a gun to Senior Superintendent Reneto Adams of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) at the annual Sting concert.
A week after, Adams, along with Corporals Patrick Coke and Shane Lyons, was cleared of charges in the 2003 killing of four people in Kraal, Clarendon, Ninja Man used the same concert and venue, Jam World in Portmore, St. Catherine, to demand the policeman return the weapon.
Coming on stage a little before 7:30 a.m. yesterday to a rapturous reception from the thousands present, Ninja Man said: "Yu Adams, after me gi yu de gun, yu lef an go kill people, talk 'bout yu a go curfew Mountain View."
This was in apparent reference to Adams' recording 'Serve and Protect', recorded before his trial began in early November and released just after last week's not- guilty verdict.
"Adams haffi gi mi back mi gun!" Ninja Man said. "Him charge fi innocent murder, me no charge fi none!" he said, as the crowd roared.
"Adams, if yu in here today an don't bring my gun come up here, yu gwine have a warm time," Ninja Man said, to laughter.
"Me waan back me gun!" he boomed.
Adams did not come on stage, unlike three years ago when he not only received the Glock handgun from Ninja Man but also sang a few popular gospel songs, including It Soon Be Done. He was, however, present at Jam World a few hours earlier, walking directly behind THE STAR as he made his way along the rear outskirts of the crowd, heading stage right, dressed in a light brown suit. He was accompanied by two dark-suited men, a few ladies tagging along with the party.
"Me a go ask him a question," Ninja Man said, going into deejay mode with:
"If police a tek innocent people life
Why me cyaan tek my enemy life?"
The audience roared.
When contacted on Tuesday, SSP Adams said he could not comment on Ninja Man's statement.
"I left before he came on stage so I didn't hear what was said so I can't comment on what was said or that matter at this time," he said.
Ninja Man was not the only deejay that night to address the Adams matter. Much earlier, coming up to 12:30 a.m., Shocking Vibes Crew member Don Mafia had a couple lines for the popular policeman in 'Me Hear Sey'. He also referred to Adams' song, as he deejayed:
"Adams a sing sey whe him a sing sey."
And at some minutes past 6 a.m., a rapturously received Aidonia also addressed matters of the Adams kind.
"Mr. Badams, yeah. Yu bus de case. Start record tune, so yu soon start bus de place. Adams a bad man police, don't?" he asked. "If him ketch yu certain way him dun yu," Aidonia said. That was part of a build up to further lyrics which ignited the crowd.
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