The church of a controversial South African preacher has been burned down after he allegedly wielded machetes at a major college and forcibly eliminated his grandchildren.
Pastor Mboro’s Unbelievable Happenings Church was set alight by offended schoolchildren on Tuesday, native studies stated.
The day earlier than, a broadly circulated video appeared to indicate Pastor Mboro – actual title Paseka Motsoeneng – waving blades throughout a tense stand-off with lecturers in Katlehong, a township simply exterior Johannesburg.
He’s flanked by a person carrying what police have since recognized as a reproduction firearm.
Provincial authorities stated the 2 younger youngsters filmed being eliminated are on the centre of a custody battle after their mom handed away.
5 individuals had been arrested following the incident on the college, police stated.
They stated the video confirmed “acts of intimidation and violence” and males “harassing learners and lecturers”.
Separate video footage exhibits Pastor Mboro’s church, housed in a marquee tent, going up in flames as thick, black smoke billows from it.
Pupils at school uniform had been seen operating from the church, which was additionally looted, News 24 reported.
Authorities within the district of Ekurhuleni, the place the church is positioned, stated on social media platform X: “Anger erupted after Mboro wasn’t arrested following yesterday’s incident, resulting in the tent burning.”
The publish stated Pastor Mboro was arrested on Tuesday morning, however the police haven’t confirmed if he was one of many 5 individuals detained.
Pastor Mboro is a self-styled prophet with hundreds of followers throughout South Africa.
He has claimed to carry out miracles akin to therapeutic individuals throughout sermons and delivering a fish from the womb of a pregnant lady.
South African training minister Siviwe Gwarube commented on the incident on the major college, posting on X: “I’m completely incensed by this assault on our colleges, workers and learners.
“Nobody – completely nobody – ought to break into colleges with weapons interrupting instructing and studying time and terrorising youngsters.”
Police stated these arrested have been charged with crimes akin to assault, intimidation and malicious harm to property.
