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Nov,03-2018 20:05:29
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Updated: Sat Nov 3, 2018 LOWELL, Mass.,__A Kenyan man was ejected from a pre-wedding party going on inside the PCEA Neema church sanctuary Saturday night after his ex-girlfriend and baby mama also present at the pre-wedding called 911, alleging violation of a domestic violence restraining order. The man,(name withheld) was seated with his current bona fide wife on the second row from the back of the hall, together with other invited guests as they participated in the pre-wedding event for John Ndung'u and Carole Mwangi who are getting married soon. However, all of a sudden, as guests continued to donate their funds for the pre-wedding, led by master of ceremonies Peter Thuo Karugu, two police officers entered and went directly to the man, asking him to stand up and go outside with them since he was not allowed to be a certain distance from his ex-wife. According to eye witnesses seated next to the man, a brief argument occurred between the police and the man as he protested the embarrassing situation, claiming he was not aware his baby mama was at the same pre-wedding. However, upon the firm demands from the police officers, the man got up and accompanied them outside the sanctuary, with his fiance by his side. Shocked Kenyans, including the church Pastor Rev. Dr. Mumbui Karimi, watched in disbelief. An Ajabu Media reporter was among the invited guests and witnessed the developments as they unfolded live inside and outside the church. Once outside the sanctuary, the officers engaged the man in a conversation and assured him he was not under arrest. They explained that they had to come and sort the situation out according to the law, which demands police action upon the report of a violation of a protective order. At one point, the exasperated Kenyan man told the officers that he was too embarrassed by the whole situation and just wanted to go home. "Wait, wait, you can't leave. We still need to give you some paperwork," an officer told the man as several other Kenyans gathered around watched the event unfold.
As the drama unfolded outside, Pastor Karimi, visibly aggravated with the situation, left the sanctuary and made for his car to leave the compound. As he left in a rush, he told a group of Kenyans standing nearby that what the police did was unacceptable. "This is very bad. I told them they can't do that. This will not end here," Karimi said as he went to his car and left. Phone calls and text messages to get more information from Karimi as to the steps he expected to take since Saturday night have not yet been returned by the time of going to press. "It's very unfortunate that this Kenyan woman has brought domestic disputes to a new level by calling police to fish out an ex from the church during a pre-wedding. Our community has completely lost it. The church has no meaning anymore as a place of divine worship if worshippers inside the sanctuary can call 911 to get those they don't like arrested," said a concerned Kenyan who asked to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the matter. "I don't blame the police. The police were doing their job. If someone calls 911, the officers have to respond regardless of whether the dispute is taking place in church or not. I blame the woman who called to claim a violation of the restraining order. If the man had been invited to the pre-wedding, how was he supposed to know that his ex-wife was also invited and would be present at the same venue?" wondered another eye witness. After paperwork was served, the police left in two cruisers while the extremely embarrassed Kenyan man left the pre-wedding in the company of his fiance while his ex-wife reportedly remained at the pre-wedding. It was not yet clear what kind of paperwork the Kenyan man received. In Massachusetts, restraining or protective orders on domestic violence allegations stipulate that the defendant must remain beyond a distance of 100 yards. | |||||||||
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Source:
AJABU AFRICAN NEWS
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