Cape Town — Pastor Mboro’s Incredible Happenings Church was burned down after he was arrested on Tuesday morning for an incident at Matshidiso Primary School in Katlehong.
Mboro and three other suspects were arrested on charges of assault, handling a firearm restlessly, malicious damage to property and intimidation. Following his arrest, angry youths in the Katlehong area, who were upset at the Pastor’s actions at the school, responded by setting his church alight, TimesLIVE reported.
Some residents reported earlier that Mboro’s behaviour had traumatised the children, while others had praised him for the work he did for the community, such as buying clothes and shoes for schoolchildren.
Mboro’s church, a marquee tent, was sent into flames just minutes after being set alight.
The Citizen reported that the church, situated a short distance away from the Katlehong police station, was reduced to ashes within 30 minutes, with chairs and other furniture spread across the floor.
Meanwhile, Mboro and the three suspects are set to appear in court on Wednesday, EWN reported.
[BREAKING NEWS] Pupils set alight a church in Katlehong after a well-known pastor was seen in a video wielding a panga alongside a man carrying a gun at Matsediso Primary School. #Newzroom405 pic.twitter.com/rR9YGW8O1j
— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) August 6, 2024
WATCH | There’s nothing left of Pastor Mboro’s church. Scrap collectors gather the remaining steel and copper as fast as they can, even though it’s hot to touch, whilst fire fighters put out the last bits of fire.@SowetanLIVE pic.twitter.com/NhRrhvOTxJ
— Koena Mashale (@Koena_xM) August 6, 2024
As reported by Newzroom Afrika, Ekurhuleni District Commissioner, Anna Sithole, explained that police established a team of investigators and through the video footage, they managed to arrest the suspects.
She said the school kids had gone to the police station as they were not happy with the suspects the police had arrested, and demanded that they be released.
“While the commander was explaining to them the processes, another group came along and they burned the church,” she said.
She confirmed that four suspects were arrested but more arrests could not be ruled out.
Ekurhuleni District Commissioner Major General Anna Sithole says they are not ruling out the possibility of more arrests. This comes after pupils burnt down the church of a well-known pastor who was seen in a video wielding a panga alongside a man carrying a gun at Matsediso… pic.twitter.com/smEBDRnc76
— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) August 6, 2024
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