Police Raid Wedding, Seize Bride Price Beasts

Following a tip-off, the police raided the ceremony and retrieved the beasts leaving the groom, bride and their families in utter humiliation. Guests are said to have watched in shock as the police stormed the event and confiscated the stolen cattle as they were about to be presented as bride price. “It was embarrassing as the wedding had to stop while we took the couple for questioning and disrupted their agenda,” said the Botswana Police Service (BPS) public relations officer, Dipheko Motube. He said the groom bought the five heifers from one Kelepile Ngwanawamodimo and one Tumisang Motingwakgama both of Kanye. The duo are currently in custody after being arrested and charged with an offence of stock theft. Motube said the two suspects were found in possession of stolen beasts, which they failed to account for.

He pleaded with members of the public to be cautious at all times, especially when having ceremonies to avoid falling prey of rustlers.