The National Chief Imam has brought together three men at the centre of a recent religious controversy in a show of unity between Christians and Muslims.

The meeting brought together the pastor who was allegedly slapped, the Muslim man accused of assaulting him, and the imam who was captured in a video allegedly making comments that appeared to promote violence against people who insult Prophet Mohammed.

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A video sighted by GhanaWeb on Facebook on August 14, 2026, showed the three men embracing one another during the meeting.

The pastor, dressed in brown and seated in the middle, first hugged the Muslim man who had allegedly slapped him at the police headquarters.

The incident reportedly happened after the pastor was accused of making comments about Prophet Mohammed and subsequently arrested for hate speech.

In the video he (pastor) then embraced the imam whose earlier video had sparked controversy over comments allegedly calling for violence against people who speak ill of the Prophet. Mohammed

The imam also joined the pastor and the Muslim man in the embrace, bringing the three men together.

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Presidential Envoy on Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, also joined them and hugged the three men.

Watch the video below:









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