Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo
Renowned entertainment pundit, Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo, has applauded The Church of Pentecost for the arrest of Gospel Minister Francis Amo over copyright infringement.
According to Arnold, religious organisations and individuals in the country have been battling with intellectual theft, thereby the recent arrest of the gospel minister will serve as a deterrent to others.
“When it comes to copyright issues and intellectual property, people actually infringe with impunity, like they do not care. So because it is the church of let not make it like because Francis Amo is a friend of Church of Pentecost so it not such a big deal for him to take a Pentecost song.
“With the recent arrest, The Church of Pentecost has shown us the way, and we need to applaud them for that,” he said.
He added that even though Francis Amo and his team have rendered an apology for intellectual theft, no one should blame the church for the action it took.
Francis Amo was detained by the police on Monday, April 20, 2026, at the Accra Central Police Station after a copyright complaint was filed by a lawyer affiliated with The Church of Pentecost. He was held from about 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. before being granted bail. The church alleged “song theft/copyright infringement” of their song ‘Ne Din Ne Jesus’.
According to reports, Francis Amo, who has ministered with The Church of Pentecost since 2008, was invited to record songs for the church. He liked one written by Elder Moses titled ‘Ode bone kye’ and asked to make a worship cover version.
A pastor told him to write an official letter, which he did, and uploaded the cover, titled ‘Ne Din Ne Jesus’, on streaming platforms on April 15, 2026 without authorisation.
The next day, the same elder asked him to take it down, which he did. But on Friday, April 18, police called him about a criminal complaint of theft filed by the church. In a Radio XYZ interview on April 21, 2026, he said he was invited for questioning but told on arrival he was “under arrest”. He has since apologised to The Church of Pentecost leaders and members, saying he was wrong for producing the song without ‘proper’ permission.
BY Prince Fiifi Yorke