Rampaging Dampare Engage Faith-Based Organization Over Fake Prophesies

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) is engaging faith-based organizations in the country, according to reports.

The meetings are aimed to sensitize religious leaders on the legal implications of their work, particularly the charlatans who prophesy death to prominent people in society. 

The GPS headed by the no-nonsense Inspector-General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo-Dampare has warned that any such prediction will cause an arrest of the so-called cleric if they do not have evidence to substantiate their claim. 

The interaction with the clergy on October 25, 2021, comes in the wake of the arrest and prosecution of a preacher Bishop Stephen Kwesi Appiah, aka “Jesus Ahuofe” who had predicted that dancehall musician, Charles Nii Armah, aka “Shatta Wale” would be killed in a shootout.

Shatta Wale in a brazen stunt faked his own shooting in sync with the morbid prediction and had been picked up and remanded in prison for misleading the security agencies.

Apparently, the IGP, George Akuffo-Dampare, who has been enjoying rave reviews since his appointment is keen on ensuring that his hardline stance against illegal activities in the country is not misinterpreted as him having s bone to pick with the clergy.

Since his appointment, Dampare has brought a new professionalism to the Police that has lifted the mood of Ghanaians. The arrest of notorious Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, for staging his own shooting and the arrest of rapper, Medikal, for brandishing a pistol has particularly earned Dampare accolades for his apparent impartial stance to crime, in sharp contrast to his predecessor. 

Dampare has also earned praise for stamping his authority.