By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 7:03 PM on 25th August 2010

The moment a bride and groom were arrested at the altar on suspicion of staging a sham marriage has been caught on camera.

The fake couple were handcuffed just as the ceremony began inside St John's Church in Tilbury, Essex on Wednesday.

The Nigerian groom, 32, from Barking, Essex, and his 28 year-old Dutch bride, from Rotterdam, were left visibly shaken by the raid by UK Border Agency officials.

The couple, who spoke limited English, and two witnesses, a Nigerian man, 38, and a 31 year-old woman, were all arrested at the start of the service at lunchtime on Wednesday.

Another 35 year-old Nigerian man, believed to be the wedding “fixer”, tried to escape by scaling a 6ft fence but was caught by Essex Police officers.

It is understood the fake marriage was used for the groom to obtain a visa to stay in the UK, while the bride was paid up to £2,000 for her services.

The church’s priest, Father Tim Codling and his wardens, wife Jenny and another woman became suspicious after the groom supplied two different addresses in official documentation.

Authorities hid in the vestry while the priests pretended to begin the ceremony for the couple, who were both dressed in black.

Father Codling said yesterday he believed the “vast majority” that occurred in his church were “sham marriages”.

"These people have just shown disrespect for this church and it needs to be stopped,” he said.

All five members of the wedding party were last night being questioned on suspicion of breaching immigration laws.

Eh ya

Just come back home and work for your fathers land. All is well !

A black woman have a way of showing up in such situations.

Can't this guy (mobowateva) be banned?
He spews so much gibberish dat it makes one wonder how he came into being.

I sincerely hope he enjoysdrawing attention to himself or otherwise his would-be wife is
done for!

eeeyyyaaaaa

Unlucky thing!

r231:


[b]Another 35 year-old Nigerian man, believed to be the wedding “fixer”, tried to escape by scaling a 6ft fence but was caught [/b]by Essex Police officers.

i couldnt help but find this particular part of the story funny

sharp naija boy

Dats a dumb naija guy cos no way is he getting away from 'em cops. Maybe u haven't heard how jobless the police can be here in the UK

i was only being sarcastic.

Okies

eyahhhhhh

jay bee:

Dats a dumb naija guy cos no way is he getting away from 'em cops. Maybe u haven't heard how jobless the police can be here in the UK

Fuk their country or wat r they feelin like or is dat place paradise? If no be say our yeye governments wey dey run things anyhow, wetin man dey find up nd down? Let him come back home, i'll search 4 a good job 4 him here lol so fuk united kingdom.

^^^^ must u swear?
I hope u know bypassing the word filter attracts an automatic ban. behave bruv

^^^ touché

**not again**

lol

what a pity

wales:

Just come back home and work for your fathers land. All is well !

i dont really know why this comment gat me

y me:

what a pity
i dont really know why this comment gat me

It is that serious - na by force to live for overseas.


y_me whats up - how r u

blacksta:

y_me whats up - how r u

Blackie you no dey see fine woman comot eye. . . you can too toast jor

blacksta:

y_me whats up - how r u

cool babe and u?

googles:

Blackie you no dey see fine woman comot eye. . . you can too toast jor

LMAO blacksta is my brother in christ

googles:

Blackie you no dey see fine woman comot eye. . . you can too toast jor

LOL - googles stop following me - body no be wood - i don toast u and u no gree - wetin manz go come do now.

blacksta:

LOL - googles stop following me - body no be wood - i don toast u and u no gree - wetin manz go come do now.

ah no o. . . you no toast me o,am not gay

i like girls and Y me is my woman back off mate

googles:



ah no o. . . you no toast me o,am not gay 

i like girls and Y me is my woman  back off mate 

lol  - you must have done a sex change in the last hour  -u sef back off from y _me - that lesbo game wont work.

@post

sorry

you insult my manliness. . . hmm

lemme catch you, i ll show u pepper

googles:



you insult my manliness. . . hmm

lemme catch you, i ll show u pepper

ok i go find u boyfriend but not y-me - erun agba - u might choke on that one

LOL!!!!

THEM GO SOON BAN UNA TWO NOW

_{i gat alot of me to go around}

y me:

LOL!!!!

THEM GO SOON BAN UNA TWO NOW

_{i gat alot of me to go around}

y_me dear  - no mind that fake search engine -
wassup anyway missed u 

Them no fit ban me - I know top people for nl.

eyah, sori broda

blacksta:

y_me dear  - no mind that fake search engine -
wassup anyway missed u 

Them no fit ban me  - I know top people for nl.  

ashewo boi . .  

expect your ban. . . lemme quickly notify seun _{incase you dont know we post from the same house am Googles Osewa}