Ghana: Bride Collapses As Police Arrests Her Groom During Wedding Ceremony Over Armed Robbery

Aaron Ackah, 30, was arrested on Saturday at his wedding ceremony which took place at Aldersgate Methodist Church, Sekondi/Takoradi, Ghana, in connection with a robbery case.


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.

The couple had just completed the exchange of vows and were about wearing their rings when two plain-clothed police officers stormed the place and whisked Ackah, away after using one of the invitation cards to identity him.

The bride, Rebecca Buah, reportedly collapsed after the arrest.