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Self-styled pastor arrested for raping and stealing from women

The suspect was said to have introduced himself to his these women as a pastor of “God’s Salvation Church” situated at Anyinasusu, a town before Tepa in the Ahafo Ano North District.

Police in the Ashanti Region on Friday arrested a self-styled pastor for allegedly raping and stealing from women.

The 20-year-old suspect, Dacosta Owusu Tawiah, was said to have introduced himself to these women as a pastor of “God’s Salvation Church” situated at Anyinasusu, a town before Tepa in the Ahafo Ano North District.

The Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Police Service, ASP Juliana Obeng, said the suspect prepares a concoction mixed with Diazepam tablet known as ‘blue-blue’ for the women to drink for spiritual cleansing.

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He then tells them he has some prophecies about them.

Upon a search in his home, the police found a sum of GH¢150, a Samsung mobile phone, charger and a Bluetooth speaker, all belonging to one of his victims.

The suspect who is currently on remand will re-appear in court on Tuesday November 21, 2017 after he was arraigned earlier on Monday November 13, 2017.

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The police has since been calling on other victims to assist it in investigations.

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