Ghanaian gospel musician, Evangelist Diana Asamoah, has arrested her assistant pastor for allegedly stealing GH₵4,000 from her mobile money account.
In a video posted on social media, the suspect, Reverend Kwame Asante, is seen in handcuffs at the Tesano Police Station while the gospel singer narrates the issue in the background.
According to Diana Asamoah, her assistant admitted that he spied on the gospel singer while she was making a transaction and learned her mobile money PIN, allowing him to transfer money.
“He is the one that translates my preaching into English, he is also my Bible reader. He speaks in tongues and he sometimes works in my absence. But this is not the first or second time, he usually goes on his knees to beg and I forgive him,” she narrated.
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Asamoah also used the opportunity to praise the current Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for his digitization agenda, noting that it played a role in arresting the suspect.
“By the grace of the Holy Spirit and digital Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, now everything is simple because of the digitalisation. He confessed that he saw my secret code while I was conducting a transaction so he transferred GHC4,000 which he was going to enjoy and spend some on women,” she stated.
Diana Asamoah who is known for pledging allegiance to the ruling New Patriotic Party has been an avid supporter of the presidential bid of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who is the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer for the 2024 election.
Gospel musician, Evangelist Diana Asamoah called the Tesano Police and had her personal assistant, who is also a pastor and normally assists her in language translation and Bible reading during her evangelical duties, arrested.
According to the singer, her personal assistant,… pic.twitter.com/T7efK8cSVt
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