Alpha Hour Church Fire: Police Release Name of Woman Behind Alleged Arson Attack
- The Accra Regional Police are investigating the alleged arson at Grace Mountain Ministry Church, run by Pastor Elvis Agyemang
- Police have also released the identity of the woman accused of the arson attack and detailed items that were destroyed in the bizarre incident
- Footage of the woman in a white outfit sprinkling a flammable substance in the church and lighting it on fire has gone viral
The Accra Regional Police Command is investigating the alleged arson attack at the Grace Mountain Ministry church led by Alpha Hour founder Pastor Elvis Agyemang.
The female suspect behind the February 9 incident has been identified as Kesse Okyerewaa Koranteng.
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Citi News reported that police said Koranteng entered the auditorium pretending to pray before allegedly carrying out the act.
In CCTV footage that went viral, a woman in a white outfit, who pretended to be praying at the altar, moved to the office area of the church and seemingly used petrol to set the building alight.
Security officers present immediately put out the fire using an extinguisher.
"Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect unlawfully entered the church auditorium with a liquid substance contained in rubber containers, sprinkled the substance within the auditorium, and ignited it using matches, resulting in a fire outbreak."
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According to the police, items destroyed in the fire included air conditioners, chairs, windows, ten offering boxes, ceiling materials, electrical cables and the lighting system.
Officers who visited the scene retrieved four rubber containers suspected of having been used in the commission of the arson.
The suspect has since been cautioned and is currently in police custody, assisting with ongoing investigations.
In a video that emerged on TikTok on February 10, 2026, Koranteng was seen in handcuffs being escorted by some police officers after she was arrested.
The woman remained silent while in the custody of the police, while many individuals, believed to be members of the Grace Mountain church, gathered to berate her.
How did Elvis Agyemang react to the fire?
Agyemang announced the cancellation of in-person prayers at the building, moving away, albeit temporarily, from a long-held tradition.
He also shared what he called a demonic encounter he had before the arson incident at his church.
He said CCTV cameras captured a man allegedly sprinkling a demonic substance at the church premises.
According to Agyemang, the substance in question was like a powder that he poured into his hands and spread it into the air for reasons not yet determined.
“What did I do wrong? Ayaa boys, why do they hate us so much? First, it was powder, and now it's a fire. A powder which your wife could apply to her face, you decided to sprinkle it away, thinking it would affect us. After the awkward incident, God had mercy, and we still filled the stadium during the Alpha Hour convocation."
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Seven family members die in fire
YEN.com.gh reported that a family of seven, including five children, died in a fire at their home at Akyempim in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region on November 1, 2025.
The seven occupants, comprising two adults and five children, were trapped inside and could not be rescued. The husband of the deceased woman in the incident deliberately set the fire.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
