An old man who went viral during the demolition exercise at the Sakumono Ramsar Site in Accra has received housing support from two Churches.
Reports suggest the old man received both emotional and material support from the Ultimate Charismatic Centre and the Roman Catholic Church at Lashibi.
The old man, who has been identified as Mr Nyarko, is currently being accommodated temporarily at a facility belonging to the Catholic Church in Lashibi.
According to reports, the demolished structure did not belong to the old man, as he was only living there as a caretaker with his family.
It will be recalled that the visibly distressed old man cried out following the demolition of his home at the Sakumono Ramsar site as part of efforts by the government to demolish buildings in waterways to ease flooding in the capital city.
At the Ultimate Charismatic Centre in Accra, on Sunday, May 11, during a service, Mr Nyarko was invited to the pulpit where the church’s lead pastor, Prophet Akwasi Agyeman Prempeh, announced that the church would cover the cost of Mr Nyarko’s accommodation for two years.
He also promised them additional support aimed at stabilising the family.
Prophet Akwasi Agyeman Prempeh further indicated that once the family’s temporary stay at the Catholic Church in Lashibi facility comes to an end, arrangements would be made to secure rental accommodation with a welfare assistance for at least two years.
In the video, the elderly man is furious, rained curses on security personnel at the demolition site.
In the viral 41-second video, the old man stated, “Leave me, they should kill me today… I will let them kill me. I want the soldiers to kill me… You bunch of fools, it shall never be well with you”.
The ongoing three-day demolition exercise is being carried out by the Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC), and the Tema West Municipal Assembly is targeting illegal structures within the Golf Course enclave of the Sakumono Ramsar site.
Some Ghanaians reacting to the earlier development stated, “It’s the ordinary citizen who suffers greatly at the expense of development. When an individual is constructing gutters, the assembly stops them, but they do not see someone erecting a whole building. Crazy system”.
A netizen added, “Reasons, the municipal assembly workers who issue licenses and permits to them should be arrested and jailed, not transferred to other regions. They’re always moving around those places and are taking money and issuing permits to them to build”.
One more X user added, “I blame the sale of these lands on the so-called “bosses” in the offices, who are aware of the truth about these lands, having before them the town and country plans, and knowing perfectly well that those places must not be sold or bought by buyers, but because of greed for money”.
Watch the video below:
“They should kill me. I want to die”
— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) May 7, 2026
—Visibly distressed property owner cries out following the demolition of his home at the Sakumono Ramsar site as part of efforts by government to demolish buildings in waterways to mitigate flooding in the capital city.
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