<\/p>\n
Police to begin prosecuting errant 31st night \u201cdoom prophecy\u201d prophets<\/b><\/p>\n
Offenders liable to 5 years imprisonment<\/p>\n
Ghanaians hail police for sanitizing prophecy space<\/p>\n
Leader of the Prophetic Hill Chapel, Prophet Nigel Gaisie, has stated that attempts by the state through the Ghana Police Service to clamp down on prophecies of men of God will gag the Holy Spirit and the Almighty God.<\/p>\n
According to him, he suspects that some persons who wanted men of God to be treated \u201charshly\u201d for being \u201ctoo truthful\u201d and spot-on with their prophecies were behind the Police’s renewed interest in ‘dealing with’ persons in the prophetic space in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are certain people that they feel that \u201cthese people are too truthful, these people what they say comes to pass\u201d so let\u2019s make sure we will get them with the long tool of causing fear and panic and let’s treat them harshly.<\/p>\n
“But you see at the end of the day, what will you get that? You won\u2019t get anything from that. It’s rather what is on me and my covenant [which] will fight you. That means you are gagging God, you are gagging the counsel of Heaven, you are gagging the Holy Spirit,\u201d Prophet Nigel Gaisie said in an interview with Kofi TV.<\/p>\n
The Ghana Police Service on December 27, 2021, issued a statement cautioning preachers of the Gospel to desist from prophecies that will create fear and panic during the 31st December watchnight service.<\/p>\n
According to the police, though it notes that Ghanaians have the right to free speech, such rights must be exercised in accordance with the country\u2019s laws.<\/p>\n
In a subsequent statement by the police on further clarification on its earlier statement, the service has stated that the ban on \u2018doom\u2019 prophecies applies even beyond 31st December.<\/p>\n
It has therefore urged prophets of the Gospel to continuously observe the ban, failure which the relevant sanctions will be applied to culprits.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would like to caution that, the law on publication of information including prophecies that have the tendency to cause fear and panic or put people\u2019s lives in danger, is not limited to 31st December only, but should be adhered to on a daily basis.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wish to reiterate that the law and the police are not against religious practices of the performance of religious doctrines and beliefs such as prophecies. However, if such information is communicated publicly and undermine the laws of the state, the relevant laws and sanctions will be applied,\u201d part of the statement read.<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s watch night service passed silently without the usual doom prophecies.<\/p>\n
However, some men of God such as Reverend Owusu Bempah prophesied in a \u201ccoded\u201d language with Prophet Nigel Gaisie also prophesying about a country called \u201cUmuofia\u201d which had a similar bearing to Ghana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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