Church Collapsed at Akyem Batabi
Church of Prosperity in the Eastern Region precisely Akyem Batabi in ghana collapses on Tuesday ,20 October 2020.
The incident happened around 2:40 when church members were resting after a prayer session ,due to 3 days fasting organised for the founder of the church because of his illness .
They had a joint service , where other branches of the church of Prosperity came to have their fasting and prayers at Batabi a 6 storey building in the Eastern Region.
The Church of Prosperity owned by Prophet Akuwa Isaac is said to have been uncompleted for the past 28 years.
According to eyewitnesses, congregants had assembled for a church programme when the building collapsed.
“We heard that snake had invaded the premises so we called some of the men around to chase it out when all of a sudden we saw the building collapse,” an eyewitness explained.
Ghana national fire service , police ambulance service and National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) were the team which came to rescue the perishing souls.
51 reportedly dead as at now 35 escaped safely while investigation still goes on.
Story written by; Abigail Essel
