Home - 'Would he have died if he had power?' - Video of Kristo Asafo members sparks debate online

A viral video from the ongoing burial rites of the late founder of the Kristo Asafo Mission, Apostle Prof. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, has sparked widespread reactions on social media.

In the video, which was shared online and sighted by GhanaWeb on July 30, 2026, some individuals believed to be members of the Kristo Asafo Mission were seen collecting gravel and stones from around the newly erected statue of the late founder.

In the footage, many of the church members, most of whom were women, were seen putting the gravel into polythene bags, believing it possessed miraculous powers.

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The video has since generated mixed reactions online, with many netizens expressing surprise and disappointment over the incident.

Some social media users questioned why people in modern-day Ghana would believe that gravel collected from around a statue could possess miraculous powers.

One X user with the handle @Blessingfago noted that, “Faith means different things to different people, but when belief turns into collecting sand from a statue for miracles, it raises serious questions about how we separate spirituality from superstition.”

Another netizen questioned the significance of the act, arguing that if the late Apostle truly possessed such powers, he would not have died.

Meanwhile, the ongoing final burial ceremony of the late Apostle Professor Kwadwo Safo began on July 30, 2026, at Gomoa Mpota in the Central Region, despite a 10-day interim injunction issued by the Accra High Court over the funeral and burial arrangements.

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The court order, issued on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, temporarily restrains former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, from proceeding with the funeral arrangements pending the determination of a case before the court.

The late Apostle Professor Kwadwo Safo passed away on September 11, 2025.

Read the more reactions below:

Members of the Kristo Asafo Movement spotted collecting sand and gravel from around the newly constructed statue of their founder, Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, believing the materials to possess miraculous powers.

[🎥: GhanaEye] pic.twitter.com/5CbhRrnI9o— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) July 30, 2026

We deserve everything our leaders are doing to us. With this thinking, we go suffer keep— abk (@abeiku_InMotion) July 30, 2026

Yebe gyimi aky3 oo. Big 2026 we dey think of these ideas? Hmm— O’nas Foods (@Onas_foods) July 31, 2026

So will his children too come and take some of the sand? 😂— KWAMENA MENSAH (@plangestephen1) July 30, 2026

Faith means different things to different people, but when belief turns into collecting sand from a statue for miracles, it raises serious questions about how we separate spirituality from superstition.— Ploutos (@Blessingfapo) July 30, 2026

Ebi the women too you go dey see more 😂— user.org (@EthanWi41589186) July 30, 2026

Ignorance is more deadly than HBV or cancer.— QWEKU (@_Dhellali) July 31, 2026

Leader get power like he die? Mctheww— 🇬🇭Accra_Boy777 (@PoundsterlingDr) July 30, 2026

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