A GH¢150,000 bail has been granted with sureties to Pastor Elisha Salifu Amoako, the founder and general overseer of Alive Chapel International, along with his spouse Mouha Amoako and Linda Bonsu Bempah, by an Accra Circuit Court presided over by His Honour Bright Samuel Acquah.
On October 12, 2024, at approximately 5:30 PM in East Legon, they allowed their son, Elrad Salifu Amoako, to drive a white Jaguar F-Pace Sport (registration number GN 7801-20) without a legal license. For this, they face charges.
The three have been accused of violating Regulation 42 of the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2180) by “permitting an unlicensed person to drive.”
The prosecution asked for the defendants to surrender their passports and Ghana cards during the trial, but the judge decided that they might keep them as long as they gave notice to the court before leaving.
The prosecution, under the direction of Assistant State Attorney Ebenezer Yaw Acquah, presented evidence that the 16-year-old suspect’s father is a Reverend Minister named Elisha Salifu Amoako.
Elrad’s mother is Mouha Amoako, a banker, and his older brother owns Lilo Stitches, where Linda Bonsu Bempah works as a sales assistant.
Bempah allegedly gave Elrad the keys to the Jaguar on the day of the incident, even though he was underage and lacked a driver’s license, as they celebrated his brother Elyon Amoako’s 25th birthday.
Elrad and Prince Tijani, a buddy, took the car on Dzanie Ashie Street in the direction of Bawaleshie.
He was involved in a collision with the rear of an Acura 4×4 (registration number GR2542-23) at the intersection of Mensah Wood Avenue.
Both cars were thrown into a nearby fence by the force of the collision, which also started a fire that quickly spread to both of them.
The 12-year-olds Justine Agbenu and Maame Dwomoh Boateng tragically perished in the fire while trapped inside the Acura.
The University of Ghana Medical Center is now treating Elrad Amoako and two other injured passengers.
Elisha and Mouha Amoako both acknowledged that they had let their son drive to the gym and around their neighborhood during police inquiries.
The case brings up important issues with parental accountability and following traffic laws, especially when it comes to children driving.
On October 30, 2024, the court will continue to hear arguments in this case while the investigation is ongoing.
Source: newsthemegh.com