Police arrest Rev. Owusu Bempah’s aide who went into hiding

An aide to Reverend Owusu Bempah the Head Pastor of the Glorious Word Power Ministries International Accra, has been arrested.

Bright Berchie, 30, has been charged with offensive conduct, threats of death, and the possession of a firearm without lawful authority.

The suspect who had been on the run following the arrest of the preacher was seen in a widely circulated video, brandishing a weapon and issuing threats of death to police officers and other persons.

Police retrieved a weapon from him for ballistic examination to aid further investigations.

He will soon be arraigned before court, Police said in a statement Tuesday.