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Founder and General Overseer of Alive Chapel International, Prophet Elisha Salifu Amoako who doubles as the spiritual father of Sylvester Ofori, the US-based Ghanaian pastor who allegedly shot and killed his wife, has rubbished claims that the late wife was a witch.

According to him, reports circulating that he has tagged Barbara Tommey as a witch is a calculated attempt to tarnish his reputation.

“I will never say that and I have never said that Barbara Tommey is a witch,” he said. 

Prophet Elisha Salifu Amoako in an interview with NEAT FM’s morning show 'Ghana Montie' said he has a cordial relationship with late Barbara’s family and recalled how he delivered her from an unknown sickness.

He told host Kwesi Aboagye that he once cautioned the embattled pastor about the untimely demise of his wife and asked him to pray about it when he visited them in Orlando, Florida.

Prophet Salifu Amoako said the couple allowed some spirit to take the better part of their marriage.

“I visited them; his wife complained to me about their situation, I spoke to them. I went to him on a different day and told him he should be careful otherwise, he will kill his wife. Whatever has happened was caused by a spirit that is haunting the gentleman.”

“People are whining on social media but they don’t even know the man. I know him. I know them. I prophesied they’d go to America before they left the shores on Ghana. I repeat, something is haunting the gentleman. Whatever has happened is pure witchcraft; it is a calculated witchcraft attack on him,” he said. 




Background

Sylvester Ofori and Barbara Tommey video emerged on the internet - unlike the first which showed a loving couple during their wedding ceremony, this video reveals the abuse and death threats Barbara received from her estranged husband.

From the video, Barbara and her siblings had gone to her marital home to retrieve some documents.

However, the peaceable mission turned violent after, Sylvester had attacked Barbara in the process even in the presence of her siblings.

Her enraged brother had stepped in and restrained Ofori from doing any more harm to Barbara, keeping him away from her the whole time.

In the ensuing argument, Barbara’s brother accused Sylvester of being a fake man of God. Ofori in response called Barbara a witch, and told Barbara’s brother angrily: “If I don’t kill your sister then I am fake.”

Barbara was told to report the matter to the police, but she refused, saying she didn’t want to “escalate the issue” any further.

Unfortunately, a few days later, Sylvester carried out his threat when he shot and killed Barbara Tommey several times in front of her place of work.