Pastor in Trouble With The Law After Allegedly Stealing Money, Range Rover From Dead Friend

Pastor in Trouble With The Law After Allegedly Stealing Money, Range Rover From Dead Friend

  • A pastor was granted bail after being arrested for allegedly stealing from his friend after he died
  • The suspect, 38-year-old Wisdom Kwame Adu, is accused of stealing a Range Rover, an ATM card, and GH¢27,000
  • The pastor allegedly used the ATM card of his dead friend to withdraw the funds between June 8 and 10, 2025

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A 38-year-old pastor, Wisdom Kwame Adu, has been granted bail after being arrested for allegedly stealing from his deceased friend.

Adu, who pleaded not guilty, is accused of stealing a Range Rover, an ATM card, and GH¢27,000.

A 38-year-old pastor, Wisdom Kwame Adu, has been granted bail after being arrested for allegedly stealing from his deceased friend.
Pastor faces jail time after allegedly stealing from his deceased friend.
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GNA reported that he allegedly used the ATM card to withdraw the funds between June 8 and 10, 2025.

The brother of Emmanuel Offei, the deceased, reported the incident to police.

Offei was hospitalised at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital but discharged himself voluntarily on April 30, 2025.

On May 26, Adu and Offei reportedly travelled to Kumasi for prayers, but Offei died on June 5 on the premises of a church.

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He handed over the deceased’s phone to the complainant but failed to return the unregistered Range Rover and secretly kept Offei’s ATM card.

Between June 8 and 10, multiple ATM withdrawals totalling GH¢27,000 were traced to locations in Kumasi and Pokuase-Amasaman.

On June 17, Adu was arrested at his rented residence, where police recovered GH¢35,356 and £40 during a search.

Evangelist Suro Nyame reportedly arrested

In February, popular Ghanaian pastor, Evangelist Suro Nyame, was reported to have been arrested following a misunderstanding with his girlfriend.

This was alleged by Avram Ben Moshe, a close friend of the preacher, during a TikTok live session.

While narrating the incident, the Ghanaian socialite stated that the evangelist's girlfriend felt she was being cheated by her boyfriend and subsequently reported him to the police.

Evangelist Suro Nyame is known for going to the ghettos and slums to share the word of God with young men and women, often marginalised by society.

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Pastor remanded for allegedly defaming Adom Kyei Duah

In April, a Ghanaian pastor landed in trouble after making some claims about the founder and leader of the Believers Worship Centre (BWC).

Emmanuel Boachie was entangled in a legal tussle after allegedly publishing false and defamatory remarks about Stephen Adom Kyei Duah.

It all began on April 13, 2025, when the accused, who is also a pastor, accused Stephen Adom Kyei Duah of being a false prophet.

He reportedly made the claims on various social media platforms, including TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc.

Ghanaian Pastor, Stephen Adom Kyei Duah, Defamation, Ghana Police Service
Man remanded after making defamatory remarks about Stephen Adom. Source: Believers Worship Center
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Reverend Obofour gives Evangelist Suro Nyame GH¢15k

YEN.com.gh reported earlier that Reverend Obofour gave Suro Nyame GH¢15,000 to support his ministry.

The founder and leader of the Anointed Palace Chapel invited the street preacher to his church to interview and caution him on some challenges he might encounter during evangelism.

Reverend Obofour also spent time with some ghetto boys who had been saved from their immoral acts by the street evangelist.

Source: YEN.com.gh

Authors:
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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Head of Current Affairs and Politics Desk) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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