A shocking new twist has
emerged in the tale of the armed robber who was re-arrested in Ghana on Monday
16th May 2016 after controversially absconding under police guard.
According to a Facebook post by popular Nigerian
‘Prophet’ T.B. Joshua, the detainment of the notorious suspect in his hometown
of Kwetri-Adentia had surprisingly ‘spiritual’ undertones.
Kweku Yeboah, the alleged leader of a brutal robbery
attack near Sunyani, Ghana on Monday 2nd May 2016, escaped from
police custody several days later whilst being nursed at a hospital for
injuries he sustained during the incident.
With the suspect on the loose and fear rife in the
community, the policeman under whose watch Yeboah escaped was instantly
implicated and given a ten-day ultimatum to produce him or face disciplinary
action.
According to Joshua’s Facebook page, the policeman in
question decided to seek ‘Divine intervention’ by visiting Joshua’s church
after six days of frantic searching had elapsed without any sign of success.
“I had a suspect escape from my custody in the
hospital when I was detailed to guide him,” Constable Edwin Akpalu is seen
narrating in an accompanying video uploaded to Facebook, adding that he faced
expulsion from the police and a probable prison sentence.
The police man vividly detailed how Yeboah, who
escaped from the handcuffs which were tied to his hospital bed, covered himself
with a white bed sheet whilst fleeing in the dead of night.
Akpalu had attempted to shoot the suspect as he was
running hurriedly away but held back as a nurse was moving along the same
corridor, fearing he might kill an innocent health official.
“Some friends advised me to go for black magic, which
I was contemplating,” the constable admitted as days passed without any
signs of Yeboah’s recapture.
“I told my dad about the issue. He told me I should
not go and kneel down to any black power because God is the final authority,
that I should come to The SCOAN to see Senior Prophet T.B. Joshua and whatever he
says is final.”
According to the Facebook post, Joshua sent a message
to the embattled constable, assuring him that the suspect would be apprehended
as he had been ‘chained spiritually’, proceeding to cover his transport costs
with a gift of $1,000.
Akpalu collapsed on the floor upon hearing Joshua’s
pronouncement. “Thank you Prophet T.B. Joshua for vindicating me, or else
four days from now, I would be in jail,” he tearfully acknowledged.
The re-arrest of Yeboah is seen as a confirmation of Joshua’s
‘prophecy’. It comes on the heels of the cleric’s prediction of an impending
terrorist attack in Ghana which made headline news across the country last
month.
SOURCE: TB Joshua Ministries on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/tbjministries
Tawia Acheampong is a freelance journalist based in
Accra, Ghana.
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