Controversial Preacher Bishop Daniel Obinim has been transferred from the Tema Police to the CID headquarters for further interrogations in a GH¢11.6 million fraud case. Bishop Obinim has spent the entire day today at the Tema Regional
Police’s premises as they begun investigations into an earlier case
of him flogging two church members.
In the latest case, the Tema Police arrested him for defrauding
under false pretense.
According to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) PRO, ASP
Joseph Darkwa, a complainant came to the Tema Police some few
weeks ago to report that he gave an amount of GH¢780,000 to
Okomfo Gyapata of Mampong Nkwanta near Koforidua in the
Eastern Region to do a spiritual ritual to bless the money.
“According to the complainant, after some time, he realised that
the Okomfo was not able to help him neither was he able to give
him back his money, so he came to Bishop Obinim to report the
matter so the Bishop would help him retrieve the money and do the
rituals to bless the money for him,” he said.
ASP Darkwa said it was based on that that Bishop Obinim asked
him to bring the rest of the gold money which amounted to GH
¢11.6 million belonging to the family.
The complaint told the police since he gave the money to the
Bishop, he has not been able to do what he was expected to do
neither was he given his money.
The complainant said he gave the money to Okomfo Gyapata on
November 28, 2015, but the money he gave to Bishop Obinim was
in June this year.
The CID PRO told Joy News’ Dzifa Bampoh on Newsnite that the
complainant has not lodged a complaint against Okomfo Gyapata
as yet but if it becomes necessary that they have to involve him
they would do so.
“We have just commenced investigations into this issue, when we
finish we will hand him over to Domestic Violence Victims Support
Unit (DOVVSU) to investigate the domestic violence issue,” ASP
Darkwa said.
A video of the man of God flogging the two with a belt went viral on
social media recently, drawing widespread criticism.
Bishop Obinim has defended the action insisting they deserved it
for engaging in fornication and attempting an abortion.
The Gender and Social Protection Ministry filed an official
complaint with the police to investigate the issue.
Tema Police PRO ASP Juliana Obeng told Joy News that last week
Friday, the Tema Tema Regional Police through its DOVVSU
department sent a letter to the Bishop to report to their offices for
some questioning concerning his recent saga which he failed to
honour.
“He reported this morning and we spoke to him and have cautioned
him on physical abuse…he has been taken to the national
headquarters CID for further questioning. Meanwhile, his two other
pastors who were seen in the video have also been cautioned
except that the third pastor is yet to report,” she said.
The congression waiting for him to lead service at the Tema
Community 9 branch were disappointed as the junior pastors
throng the police station and they registered their disappointment
upon seeing him handcuffed into a police car to be transferred to Accra.
However, when Joy News contacted the communications team of
Bishop Daniel Obinim they declined to comment on the issue.
Watch the video of his arrest and more photos below;

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