Convict Sentenced to 35 Years in Jail Turns Preacher After His Release

Convict Sentenced to 35 Years in Jail Turns Preacher After His Release

- Ghanaian ex-convict, Richard Nyarko, has become a preacher after his release from jail

- He was sentenced to thirty-five years in prison at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison in 1994

- Nyarko has turned to Christ and is embarking on the Kingdom assignment of winning souls for Christ

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Ghanaian ex-convict, Richard Nyarko, who was sentenced to thirty-five years in prison has become a Kingdom representative following his release from jail.

Nyarko was handed a thirty-five-year jail sentence for a crime he committed in 1994 after his appeal at the High Court was rejected twice.

Despite the setback, he went on to appeal his sentence the third time, and a judge convinced his colleague judges who presided over Nyarko's case to reduce his sentence by ten years.

Richard Nyarko: Ghanaian man sentenced to 35 years in jail turns preacher after his release
Ghanaian ex-convict, Richard Nyarko, who was sentenced to 35 years in jail turns a preacher after his release. Image: Crime Check
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Richard Nyarko was incarcerated to serve the remaining years for the crime he committed at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison.

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After serving his time in jail, Nyarko has finally received his freedom and has become a preacher of the gospel of Christ.

Crime Check shared details of Richard Nyarko's story in a post on social media.

Read the full post below.

Richard Nyarko was sentenced to 35yrs in prison in 1994. He is the first prisoner I interviewed at Nsawam Medium Security Prison.

His appeal at the High court was rejected twice. On his third attempt at the Appeals court, one of the judges who had listened to my interview with him was instrumental in convincing the other judges to reduce his sentence by 10yrs based on the advice the Judge said Richard gave to the public in the interview.

Richard has been released and is here this morning to say thank you to CCF. He has decided to preach the word of God. Let us all remember him in prayers as he undertakes this noble journey.

In other news about men of God, Briefly.co.za reported on the top five richest pastors in South Africa. At the mention of the wealthiest people in Mzansi, names like Nick Oppenheimer and Johann Rupert will always pop up. The two are among the most influential business moguls.

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Details about how they accrued their wealth and appear in the list of the wealthiest men have been documented for reference purposes. Very little has been documented about the richest pastors in South Africa, causing the issue to be controversial.

Looking into the lives of these men of God will help deduce whether or not the controversies are true.

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