The Asante Akropong District Court has remanded a 28-year-old pastor into police custody for allegedly uttering abusive words against the General Overseer of the Holiness of Christ Zion Ministry at Esereso, near Kumasi.
The accused, Kofi Nyarko, also known as Reverend Abronoma, pleaded not guilty to two charges: offensive conduct conducive to breach of the peace and publication of false news. He is scheduled to reappear before the court, presided over by Emmanuel WiafeAdu, on September 8, 2025.
Chief Inspector David Kwabi told the court that the complainant, Reverend Emmanuel Boakye, alias Ogyaba, is the General Overseer of the Holiness of Christ Zion Ministry and resides at Esereso, while the accused is the Founder of Journey to Heaven Ministries and lives in Agona.
According to the prosecution, between January and February this year, several videos originating from the accused’s official TikTok page circulated among the complainant’s friends and relatives. In the videos, Nyarko accused the complainant of using sperm for ordination, conducting indiscriminate abortions within his ministry, and being a false prophet, among other offensive claims.
The complainant reportedly attempted to get the accused to desist from the conduct, but Nyarko went into hiding. On May 19, 2025, Reverend Boakye lodged a formal complaint with the Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Kumasi.
The accused was later arrested on July 19, 2025, at Dunkwa-On-Offin in the Central Region.
In his caution statement, Nyarko admitted to the offences. After further investigations, he was charged and brought before the court.
BY Daily Guide Report