An Elder of the Church of Pentecost branch in Konongo has been arrested by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS).
The Pentecost Elder has been identified as Elder David Bobie Peter.
He was apprehended on an illegal small-scale mining site at Akyem Morso, near Juaso in the Asante Akim South District of the Ashanti Region.
The Pentecost Elder, when confronted, identified himself as David Bobie Peter, confession he was the foreman of an illegal mining site located at Morso.
He fingered one Mr Appiah, who dispatched him to the site with instructions to verify the presence of the NAIMOS task force.
Elder David Bobie Peter then led the NAIMOS task force to his mining site at Morso, where the full scale of the destruction was evident.
The Pentecost Elder was then apprehended and handed over to the Konongo District Police Station for further investigation and prosecution.
In a post shared by SIKAOFFICIAL, he wrote, “Elderly Ghanaian man identified as Elder David Peter Bobie of the Church of Pentecost-Konongo Branch has been arrested by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat over his alleged role in a large scale galamsey operation in Akyem Manso.”
Some netizens reacting to the news stated, “When did they start adding where you go to church in identifying people that are arrested for galamsey. Is it because the Pentecost chairman talked about galamsey? Lol”.
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No wonder he’s calling for an end to galamsey. His own church members are involved in this crime”, a netizen added.
One netizen added, “But just recently the head of Pentecost was bashing the government over Galamsey…
Not knowing his pastors are also involved hahaha
Mke dem send the video to am mke he see”.
One X user noted, “GREED! GREED!! GREED!!!
Greed is the source of all evil. Some are so determined to amass all the wealth of this world, forgetting that there’s enough for all of us and that one has to be fair to other members of society and the environment that provides the wealth to be able to sustain and enjoy it.
Every person involved in this, irrespective of their status in society, has to be dealt with according to the laws prohibiting such behaviour that put all of us at risk”.
Meanwhile, the video has emerged just a few days after the Apostle Dr Eric Nyamekye, the Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, lamented how illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, has forced the Church to stop traditional river baptism.
According to Apostle Dr Eric Nyamekye, galamsey activities have hampered traditional water baptism in some mining communities.
He highlighted that the Church of Pentecost have now shifted to synthetic rubber pools in several districts to carry out the ordinance.
Apostle Eric Nyamekye, speaking during his State of the Church Address at the 48th General Conference on April 22, 2026, highlighted the persistent destruction of Ghana’s water.
The Chairman of the Church of Pentecost stated, “The extensive pollution of water bodies due to illegal mining has hampered traditional water baptism in some mining communities, necessitating a shift to synthetic rubber pools in several districts to carry out the ordinance,” he stated.
Watch the video below:
Elderly Ghanaian man identified as Elder David Peter Bobie of the Church of Pentecost-Konongo Branch has been arrested by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat over his alleged role in a large scale galamsey operation in Akyem Manso.
— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) April 30, 2026
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