{"id":58417,"date":"2023-11-01T15:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T15:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=58417"},"modified":"2023-11-01T15:29:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T15:29:43","slug":"ghanas-high-commission-in-sa-confirms-robbery-attack-on-johannesburg-branch-of-cop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghanas-high-commission-in-sa-confirms-robbery-attack-on-johannesburg-branch-of-cop","title":{"rendered":"Ghana\u2019s High Commission in SA confirms robbery attack on Johannesburg branch of COP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Ghana\u2019s High Commission in South Africa has confirmed a robbery attack on the Johannesburg branch of The Church of Pentecost. <\/b><\/p>\n

The High Commission in a statement said the congregation of the Johannesburg branch of the Church of Pentecost was robbed at gunpoint and a Deacon of the Church kidnapped during church service on 29 October, 2023.<\/p>\n

It said the Mission was working with the Church in cooperation with the South Africa Police Service (SAPS) to ensure the speedy and safe release of the victim to his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cKindly note that the South African Police is fully focused on the matter and is working hard to ensure the safe return of our compatriot,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n

The statement said the Mission was advising all members of the Ghanaian community to take necessary precautions to ensure their safety and wellbeing.<\/p>\n

It said the Mission would update the Community of any further developments related to the case.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. Ghana\u2019s High Commission in South Africa has confirmed a robbery attack on the Johannesburg branch of The Church of Pentecost. The High Commission in a statement said the congregation of the Johannesburg branch of the Church of Pentecost was robbed at gunpoint and a Deacon of the Church kidnapped during church service […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":58416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[5092,5096,429],"class_list":["post-58417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-ghana","tag-ghana"],"yoast_head":"\nGhana\u2019s High Commission in SA confirms robbery attack on Johannesburg branch of COP - Ghana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ghana\u2019s High Commission in South Africa has confirmed a robbery attack on the Johannesburg branch of The Church of Pe ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghanas-high-commission-in-sa-confirms-robbery-attack-on-johannesburg-branch-of-cop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ghana\u2019s High Commission in SA confirms robbery attack on Johannesburg branch of COP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ghana\u2019s High Commission in South Africa has confirmed a robbery attack on the Johannesburg branch of The Church of Pe ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghanas-high-commission-in-sa-confirms-robbery-attack-on-johannesburg-branch-of-cop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ghana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-11-01T15:50:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/ghana\/sites\/18\/2023\/11\/sm_1698839777.284301.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghanas-high-commission-in-sa-confirms-robbery-attack-on-johannesburg-branch-of-cop#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghanas-high-commission-in-sa-confirms-robbery-attack-on-johannesburg-branch-of-cop\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Ghana\u2019s High Commission in SA confirms robbery attack on Johannesburg branch of COP\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-11-01T15:50:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghanas-high-commission-in-sa-confirms-robbery-attack-on-johannesburg-branch-of-cop\"},\"wordCount\":178,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghanas-high-commission-in-sa-confirms-robbery-attack-on-johannesburg-branch-of-cop#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/ghana\/sites\/18\/2023\/11\/sm_1698839777.284301.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Ghana\",\"ghana\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghanas-high-commission-in-sa-confirms-robbery-attack-on-johannesburg-branch-of-cop#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghanas-high-commission-in-sa-confirms-robbery-attack-on-johannesburg-branch-of-cop\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghanas-high-commission-in-sa-confirms-robbery-attack-on-johannesburg-branch-of-cop\",\"name\":\"Ghana\u2019s High Commission in SA confirms robbery attack on Johannesburg branch of COP - 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