{"id":85206,"date":"2023-10-21T11:07:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T09:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/armed-gang-storm-madzibabas-shrine-over-death-prophecy"},"modified":"2023-10-21T14:42:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T12:42:06","slug":"armed-gang-storm-madzibabas-shrine-over-death-prophecy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/armed-gang-storm-madzibabas-shrine-over-death-prophecy","title":{"rendered":"Armed Gang Storm Madzibaba’s Shrine Over Death Prophecy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A gang armed with pistols and machetes reportedly stormed a Bulawayo-based self-proclaimed prophet (madzibaba)\u2019s church service, forcing him to flee for his life.<\/p>\n

According to B-Metro, the incident occurred on Sunday last week in West Nicholson, Matabeleland South province.<\/p>\n

Archbishop Emmanuel Mutumwa leader of the Johanne Masowe eChishanu was ministering to his congregants when he was confronted by the eight-member gang.<\/p>\n

The assailants are believed to have been friends of a gold miner from Gwanda who recently died in a road accident on his way to Bulawayo.<\/p>\n

They stormed the shrine and tried to attack Archbishop Mutumwa as revenge after he allegedly prophesied the gold miner\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

At around 5 PM, the assailants approached Archbishop Mutumwa and ordered him to end the service saying he should follow them.<\/p>\n

B-Metro reported a source as saying the assailants told Mutumwa that they did not want the members of the church to be caught in the crossfire.<\/p>\n

When some members of the congregation asked why they were being asked to leave early, one of the gang members allegedly drew a gun from behind and pointed it at Archbishop Mutumwa\u2019s face before other gang members ran to their vehicles to get machetes.<\/p>\n

Archbishop Mutumwa then jumped into his car and drove off at high speed while his assailants pursued him for about 30 kilometres.<\/p>\n

At one point, the gang members allegedly tried to force Archbishop Mutumwa to drive into a bridge, pointing a gun at him the whole time.<\/p>\n

The source, who is a senior member of the church who witnessed the incident, was quoted as saying:<\/p>\n

He was (Archbishop Mutumwa) chased by the gang for about 30 kilometres along the Gwanda-Beitbridge highway.<\/p>\n

He later sought help from police officers and soldiers manning a roadblock near Makhado Business Centre.<\/p>\n

He narrated his ordeal to them and they later sought help from police officers from Gwanda Town who later escorted him to Bulawayo.<\/p>\n

Archbishop Mutumwa is now living in fear of being harmed by the suspects after they vowed to kill him.<\/p>\n

The suspects also harassed some church members accusing them of supporting the prophet. He went into hiding soon after he reported the matter to the police.<\/p>\n

Archbishop Mutumwa later told B-Metro that he reported the matter to the Police and said that he was glad that no one was injured in the incident. He said:<\/p>\n

It is true that a gang armed with pistols and machetes stormed and disrupted my church service while threatening to shoot me and later attacked church members with machetes.<\/p>\n

They chased me for about 30 kilometres while trying to shoot me. They only retreated after they failed to catch up with me…<\/p>\n

Violence is never the answer, and we should all respect each other\u2019s beliefs and opinions.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson in Matabeleland South Province Inspector Loveness Mangena said she had not yet received the report of the incident.<\/p>\n

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