June 15, 2025
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Mankessim: Pastor Remanded For Burying 2-Year-Old Son In Church Room, Residents Shocked As Child's Body Exhumed
Rev. Israel Joseph Eshun, Founder of God Host Favor Chapel and CEO of Israel Yesu Agyeme Herbal Centre, has been remanded to 2-weeks police custody for secretly burying his 2-year-old son in a room at his uncompleted church at Mankessim Estate in the Central Region.
Residents of Mankessim Estate following the occurrence in an interaction with Sompa TV's Eric Annan, expressed shock and disappointment in Rev. Eshun's decision to take the law into his hands.
The child's body has been exhumed by the CID, accompanied by police officers of Mankessim and taken to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital for autopsy.
They also exhibited upset for the pastor's denial in informing them on his child's death, despite their contribution to the child's medical expenses while on sick bed at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
Many are questioning the pastor's credibility, despite describing him as a respected figure who appeared a devoted man of God.
Residents, however, urge the police to conduct a thorough investigation in the matter, suspecting that there may be more to the incident which has left them in fear than expected. Wondering how such an act occurred in the area.
One Madam Alberta whose friend use to be a member of the church, eluded shock about the pastor, judging how he's in the area.
Background
The Founder and Head Pastor of God Host Favor Chapel who doubles as CEO of Israel Yesu Agyeme Herbal Centre, Rev. Israel Joseph Eshun is said to have buried his two-year-old deceased son in his uncompleted church room at Mankessim Estate in the Mfantseman Municipality in the Central Region.
Information available to Sompa TV's Eric Annan indicate that the deceased following his demise, was battling cancer and was declared not to survive the sickness by the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital due to the extent of damage it has caused in the boy's system, upon days of admission at the hospital.
In view of this, the two-year-old boy was discharged by the hospital, but sadly passed away on the way home with his father.
Devastated over the occurrence, the pastor upon arrival, took the body of his deceased son to his church which is under-construction and buried him in a room at the worship centre, without the knowledge of anyone, not even his pregnant wife with their second child.
The wife having delayed a while at the hospital to meet up with the doctor in charge of their late son's treatment, since her husband was angry enough not to wait, got home to ask of the boy from the husband, only for him to lead her to the place he buried their son.
Christiana McCarthy, aslo known as Maame Ama, wife to the pastor in an interview, narrated her ordeal in the hands of her husband.
According to her, despite the fact that she is 8-months 3-weeks pregnant, her husband is fond of beating her always. Thus, the reason for reporting him which led to the revelation on the burial of their late son.
The pastor is currently with the Jedu Divisional Police Command in Mankessim, assisting the police with investigation after his arrest on Tuesday, June 3 around 7:30pm.
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Students pursuing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Ghana have been motivated to take pride in their acquisition of technical skills and knowledge in their quest to pursue higher education.
As TVET plays a vital role in equipping individuals with practical skills, enhance employability, and drive economic growth. Students offering such course at various secondary schools in the country have been charged to be boastful with their technical education likewise colleagues at Adisadel College, Holy Child, Mfantsipim, St. Augustine College and the likes.
By promoting pride in technical education, Mr. Rockson Siaw, a Mechanical Engineer with Kaltire Company Limited-Guinea Conakry, as the Operational Manager and a proud old student of Biriwa Technical Institute in the Central Region, offered the encouraging words to technical students in the country.
He asserted this over the weekend at the official launch of the Biriwa Old Students Association (BOSA). An association spearheaded by the school's graduating class of 2003, which aims at rendering support to the institution in whatever capacity it deems fit.
The advise aims to break down stigma and highlight the value of TVET in shaping a skilled workforce.
Mr. Siaw in an interaction with Sompa TV's Eric Annan, appealed on present and successive governments to do its bit to enhance the country's technical education, as he eluded to see no need for Ghana to have Chinese contractors fix its roads and construct its building projects while there are abundance of equally skilled engineers in the country.
President for the BOSA 2003 years group,, Obed Asiedu, eulogized how impactful Biriwa Technical Institute has been in shaping their lives, hence their determined effort to give back to the school through the old students association.
He, however, shared the association's ambition to construct an ultramodern and spacious dinning hall for the school, upon donating 20 executive chairs to the school at the event, with further assurance to assist the institution with its pressing issues that needs urgent redress and attention.
Ms. Theresa Akofa, Vice Principal for Biriwa Technical Institute on the school's infrastructural deficiency, made a passionate plea to other old students to look up to the 2003 year group and come to the aid of their alma mater. Adding that the institution will in December celebrate its 50th anniversary, thus call on all its past students to collectively collaborate and make the celebration a memorable one.
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President John Mahama has announced that the government will soon introduce a directive to stop the use of wood in the production of school furniture as part of a broader effort to protect Ghana’s environment.
Speaking during World Environment Day celebrations at Kwabenya, Accra, the President explained that the move aims to preserve the country’s trees and promote the use of sustainable materials such as recycled plastic and metal.
“We can’t be planting trees and cutting them down at the same time,” President Mahama said.
“And so to reduce the cutting of trees, it is my intention to issue a directive to stop the use of wood for school furniture. We’re soon going to pass a directive. School furniture will no longer be made of wood so that we can stop the cutting down of our trees.
We’ll either use recycled plastic or we’ll use metal furniture.”
The President also revealed plans to ban the use and importation of styrofoam commonly used for takeaway food packaging due to its harmful effects on the environment.
“One of the most pernicious polluters is styrofoam plastic,” he said.
“When you go to buy your food and they put it in that white plastic something… and then you finish eating, you just dump it. That is one of the biggest polluters. And so we’re going to ban the importation of styrofoam plastics. We have to use paper packaging or aluminium foil for packaging our food.”
He added that manufacturers and importers of styrofoam products should begin preparing for the change.
“With the Ministry of Environment, soon we’re going to ban the importation and production of styrofoam in Ghana. Our food packaging will be made from paper and also from aluminium material,” he said.
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