Church Elder Arrested as Galamsey Foreman: The Lord’s Work Took a Detour Through the Rivers.
When the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost declared that rivers are too polluted for baptism, Elder David Bobie Peter apparently didn’t get the memo. The Konongo church leader was arrested as the foreman of an illegal mining site at Akyem Morso—caught red-handed in a yellow T-shirt and white shorts after being dispatched by his boss, Mr. Appiah, to “confirm if the task force had arrived.” His cover story? Visiting his farm. The reality? Eight Chanfang machines, twelve water pumps, and the Kume River diverted from its natural course. As the church distances itself from galamsey, one elder chose the excavator over the altar—and walked straight into NAIMOS custody. The rivers weep brown. Julius Debrah wept clean tears for a government appointee. But nobody is laughing.
