General Overseer of the Intercessors Chapel International, Bishop Eddy Aryee, has criticised the police for quoting religious scriptures during engagements on recent religious tensions, insisting that the service must focus on enforcing Ghana’s laws rather than preaching religion.
According to him, the duty of the police is to uphold the rule of law without considering the religious or tribal background of individuals involved in a dispute.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Bishop Aryee said the recent tensions should not be treated primarily as a religious conflict but as matters that must be handled in accordance with Ghana’s laws.
“The duty of the police is to enforce the law devoid of religious or tribal background. It is not to preach the gospel,” he said.
His comments follow an engagement between Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno, the Police Management Board (POMAB) and Christian and Muslim leaders on Friday, August 14, 2026.
The meeting was held against the backdrop of growing religious tensions following a number of incidents, including alleged offensive comments about the Prophet Muhammad and the assault of a handcuffed Christian cleric.
The IGP had called on Christian and Muslim leaders to use their influence to help de-escalate the tensions and protect Ghana’s reputation for peaceful coexistence.
However, Bishop Aryee argued that the police must rely on the laws of Ghana in handling such matters rather than religious teachings.
He said Muslims do not subscribe to the Bible and Christians do not subscribe to the Quran, making it inappropriate for the police to use either scripture as the basis for resolving disputes.
“Because they were all quoting scriptures at the meeting, including the IGP. Muslims don’t believe in the Bible, Christians don’t believe in the Quran, so the police must go by its books, which are the laws of Ghana,” he said.
According to him, religious leaders should be responsible for interpreting and preaching their respective scriptures, while the police should concentrate on investigating offences and prosecuting individuals who break the law.
“The clergy should be the ones quoting the scripture. So the police can arrest whether Muslim or Christian who is breaking the laws of the country,” he said.
Bishop Aryee stressed that individuals involved in alleged offences should be treated equally regardless of their religious affiliation.
“Everyone should be treated as individual citizens in prosecution. The rule of law must be applied no matter the religious affiliation,” he added.
He also urged the police to leave religious matters to the clergy, saying the role of the security service should be to maintain law and order.
“The police should leave the clergy to do their religious work,” he said.
Bishop Aryee further called on the Interior Minister to investigate how civilians were able to gain access to an arrested individual and allegedly assault him.
He questioned how the alleged incident, involving a handcuffed Christian cleric, could have occurred while the individual was in police custody.
“The Interior Minister should also interrogate how civilians were able to get in touch with an arrested individual to the extent of slapping the man,” he said.
Prophet Daniel Junior Yaw Adjei, also known as Apostle Daniel JY Adjei, was granted bail after appearing in court following his arrest on August 11, 2026, over alleged offensive comments about the Prophet Muhammad.
The arrest followed a video in which he was allegedly seen making derogatory and offensive remarks about the Islamic prophet.
Daniel Adjei is also the Christian cleric who was allegedly slapped by an Imam during a separate confrontation, an incident that generated widespread discussion on social media.
Bishop Aryee maintained that the Christian teaching of coexistence should guide relations between the two faiths, but insisted that enforcement of Ghana’s laws must remain the responsibility of the police.
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