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Owusu Bempah honours CID invitation

PReverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, founder and leader of the Glorious Word and Power Ministry, has reported to the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters, in Accra, yesterday.

Police source said the pastor, who reported at the CID headquarters at 3pm, in the company of other pastors, was interrogated by a team of investigators, and asked to report later to the CID for further investigations.

Rev Owusu Bempah failed to honour the CID’s invitation twice, to assist in investigations in connection with an alleged audio in which he claimed that some people wanted to kill President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and others that has gone viral.

Meanwhile, Rev Owusu Bempah has also failed to report at the East Legon Police Station, where he was invited to assist the police in investigation, as at the time of going to press yesterday.

He was captured in a video which went viral, storming the premises of Radio XYZ, in Accra, last Friday, and threatening a radio host, Salifu Maase, also known as Mugabe, and other staff, for making derogatory comments about him on air.

The Crime Officer of the East Legon District Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Abena Benewah Kwabena, earlier confirmed an invitation, to the Ghanaian Times,stating that he was yet to report to the Police.

It is recalled that theGhanaian Times March 19, 2019 issue, reported that Rev Owusu Bempah was expected to report at the East Legon District Police Command, on Monday at 5:30pm, but the Command later had information that he was in Kumasi and could not honour the invitation.

Mugabe was reported to have criticised Rev Owusu Bempah over alleged remarks that former President John Dramani Mahama was plotting to kill the Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia and some government officials.

According to reports, Rev Owusu Bempah, in the company of armed men reportedly stormed the premises of the radio station at East Legon, last Friday, and demanded to see the radio host for making derogatory comments about him on radio.

He was reported to have hurled insults at the staff when he was told Mugabe was not at the office, and also issued threats against Mugabe and the staff.

The management of the radio station made an official report to East Legon Police, and issued a statement condemning the action of Rev Owusu Bempah and called on the police to arrest him.

They also asked the security agencies to ensure the safety of Mugabe and the radio station.

BY ANITA NYARKO-YIRENKYI     

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