Ghana's deputy ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hajia Boya Gariba has fired gunshots repeatedly at a congregants worshipping in a building near her residence in Tamale after a relative who went to complain of noise disturbance was attacked and injured.
The incident happened Sunday morning on Christmas Day when members of the Spring of Life Assembly Church were praying in a House turned into a worship centre. It is unclear the number of casualty in the festive day gun attack which caused a chaotic scene but senior members of the church said they were still examining their members.
Adom News gathered "a little boy" was asked by a daughter of the ambassador to inform the shouting and yelling worshippers to bring down their speakers or reduce the noise they make. The worship center is a neck- stretching distance from the ambassador's house.
The "boy" was however allegedly beaten and chased backed into house.
Seeing that, Hajia Boya angrily pulled out a short gun, stormed outside and fired many times at the congregants and dispersed them. The ambassador had accused the church of "noise pollution" and lodged complaints to police and chiefs to ban its operation.
Hajia Boya after the shots was heard saying "they came here to attack me so I had to call the regional commander, and I told them to stop, you won't stop because it’s not a church. I did the shooting because they gave it to us for self protection.
"I have reported to the police, the CID has come here several times they won't stop. I was bathing then they came here to attack us and they even wounded this boy so I have shot. The gun is licensed and I have been trained to use it" she said.
Police arrived at the scene but couldn't affect any arrest.
Another senior member of the church said the police have ordered a temporal closure of the church.
Source: adomonline.com
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Whether the church went above the permitted noise level or not what right does one have to shoot into innocent wprshippers? This lady is still trying to come to terms with her party woeful defeat since her job has come to an end. She must be arrested and taken to court if there is fairness in the security service else tomorrow someone will also shoot into a mosque for making noise at dawn.
But did the people supposedly worshiping God beat the boy up for complaining about their noise? Really? Worshiping God? The Church members need to examine the God they worship
This ***barred word*** EVIL religion, always has blood on their hands. with funny hats. Satanic company
This church and noise issue is gradually becoming a problem in Ghana but when you talk about it, people think that you are an anti Christ. In the USA, there are a lot of churches but you can walk in front of church without noticing it unless you read their banner. Can't we worship God without disturbing other people? If no stringent law is made Ghana will be worse place to live because "God" is calling a lot of lazy and illiterate people who neither go to school nor have an employable skills to disturb innocent people.
Her mind has been polluted by the Arabians to attack Christians because this Saudi Arabians are behind most of the terrorist groups but they will never succeed . Ghana is a nation moslims and Christians live together as one family.
Someone better tackles this church noise issue head on. Sleeplessness kills. So if no one stops these churches from their noise pollution, people wil start taking more drastic actions to dfend their peace.
In Ghana do we complain when Moslems call for prayers at dawn or any time. I mean when the loud speakers makes noise. Pls lets all tolerate each other and leave in harmony
Is there no law in the land? The chutch erred in their excessive 'noise making' but do you have to shoot at tgem because of it? Give me a break! This woman is a lunatic.
I don't honestly get this, can someone please explain it to me.Do you really have to shout and cause nuisance to others before God will accept your worship or prayers??. Why can't we worship our God in quite and orderly manner.Our churches nowadays is more than Disco grounds. What is actually going on all in the name of religion.