Groom arrested on wedding day for robbing a Chinese miner

A wedding ceremony at Aldersgate Methodist Church in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis on Saturday, April 2, 2016, ended abruptly after policemen besieged the church's premises and arrested the bridegroom.
The arrest is in connection with a robbery case at Aniamote, a community in the Wassa Amenfi District in the Western region.

The suspect, Aaron Ackah, is alleged to have robbed a Chinese Small Scale Miner of an amount of Gh¢18,000 after inflicting knife wounds on his left hand.

A civilian, who led the police to the wedding venue at West Anaji told Starr News’ Western regional correspondent, Emmanuel Ohene Gyan the couple had just completed the exchange of vows and were about wearing their rings when two plain-clothed police officers from Bogoso stormed the place and whisked the bridegroom away after using one of the invitation cards to confirm his identity.