Prophet Elisha Salifu Amoako, Founder and Leader of Alive Chapel International, his better half Mouha, and their servPrayerinda Bempah have been rearrested by the police not long after the Office of the Attorney General withdrew charges against them.
The threesome had been accused of “allowing an unlicensed individual to drive” following a heartbreaking mishap including their 16-year-old child, Elrad Amoako, in East Legon on 12 October 2024.
During court procedures on Monday, 17 February, at the Accra Circuit Court, state prosecutor Ebenezer Acquah reported that the Attorney General’s s office had chosen to pull out the charge sheet to permit further examination by the police
Judge Samuel Bright Acquah granted the prosecution’s request, but shortly after the court adjourned, Prophet Salifu Amoako, his wife, and his maid were rearrested by police officers stationed outside the courtroom. The officers escorted them into a waiting vehicle, and they were taken from the premises, with further details yet to be disclosed.
Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and Mouha Amoako were previously fined GH¢6,000 each in connection with the fatal East Legon crash, which claimed the lives of two young girls. The court also ordered the pastor to pay over GH¢8,000 for the damage to a light pole at the scene.
Their 16-year-old son, who was deemed responsible for the crash, has been sentenced to six months at a senior correctional center following his guilty plea to eight charges, including two counts of manslaughter. Before his sentencing, he was remanded at the Osu Correctional Centre during the prosecution.
Police revealed that the teenager had been speeding in his parents’ Jaguar F-Pace Sport when it collided with a black Acura carrying the victims. Reports also indicated the boy had driven the Jaguar with a friend to A&C Mall, where they met up with others in two SUVs. The three vehicles then formed a convoy, with the accused leading in his mother’s vehicle through East Legon.
Alongside the teenager, Prophet Salifu Amoako, his wife Mouha, and Linda Bonsu Prempeh, a sales assistant, were arrested and charged with “permitting an unlicensed person to drive”. They pleaded not guilty in court on 16 October 2024, and the Accra Circuit Court granted bail to the Amoakos and Linda Bonsu Prempeh, each in the sum of GH¢50,000 with two sureties.