Manhyia fines pastor with three wives GH¢20k, four sheep for snatching another man’s wife

The Pastor of 7th Day Pentecostal Assemblies located in Adeabeba, Kumasi, Mr. Macaiah Addai, appeared before the Manhyia palace on Tuesday, facing allegations of snatching a church member’s wife.

Accompanied by his church members, Pastor Macaiah Addai was found guilty of the charges by a five-member panel at the Asantehemaa’s palace.

Having already had three wives, Pastor Macaiah Addai was ordered to slaughter four sheep as an act of appeasement to the land’s gods and to atone for his sins.

However, a prominent chief in Kumasi interceded on behalf of Pastor Macaiah, pleading for a reduction in the punishment. The pleadings were accepted, and instead of slaughtering four sheep, the pastor was asked to bring two sheep, which were converted into cash amounting to GH¢6000. Pastor Macaiah promptly made the payment.

But that was not the end of it.

The “wife snatcher” was also ordered to pay a staggering amount of GH¢20,000 to his church member, Mr. Kofi Adjei, whose wife he had allegedly snatched and engaged in a relationship with.

Narrating his ordeal to the five-member panel at the Manhyia palace, Mr. Adjei explained that he had been married to his wife, Madam Gloria Amponsa, for 21 years. They had lived together harmoniously, raising children, until his wife’s behavior suddenly changed, and she began demanding a divorce.

source: Ghana Web