Times Of Swaziland: GUN TO PROTECT ME FROM CHRISTIANS - PROPHET ‘MAJOR V’

GUN TO PROTECT ME FROM CHRISTIANS - PROPHET ‘MAJOR V’
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Setsabile Nkambule  on 20/01/2022 09:09:00


MBABANE - Prophet Vusi ‘Major V’ Dlamini  claims to have been carrying a gun
to church to protect himself from Christians.
The prophet was speaking in light of a viral picture of him carrying a gun and
walking to church for a service. Major V said he carried the gun to church
because he no longer trusted Christians. He explained that the gun was for
protecting himself from people, including Christians, who would want to hurt
him. He said the picture was taken as he was about to enter his church for the
Sunday service. “I no longer feel safe even in my church. One cannot even
trust the congregants now as Christians have proven themselves time and again
that they are capable of being spiteful,” he said.
Threatened
He further alleged that he had showed grace to the Christians who were now
turning against him and making fun of him on social media. In addition, he
mentioned that Christians were among those who threatened his life. He said such
people were only in the Christian faith, which was concerning to him. “I
cannot trust anyone anymore because of the traits that Christians have. “They
have been threatening to kill me or burn my church because I have been vocal
about my opinion on how people were going about searching for democracy,” he
said. He said it was biblically wrong to disrespect people ordained to head the
country. “We have a problem of people who do not want to be told the truth.
The Bible emphasises the importance of respecting the King. People should stop
calling the King names and start respecting him,” he said.
When questioned if the gun he had been carrying was licensed, he opted not to
comment as, according to him, the matter was being handled by the police. Deputy
Police Information and Communications Officer Inspector Nosipho Mnguni stated
that the police had called ‘Major V’ to assist them with information
following complaints from people about the gun.
“We called ‘Major V’ on matters pertaining to the gun. We did not take the
gun from him though,” she said. Meanwhile, Eswatini Firearm Licensing Board
Chairperson Rodgers Mamba could not comment on the specifics of ‘Major V’s
case as, according to him, the police needed to address it. He said the
licensing Board ensured that they issued licences after doing proper research,
which included consulting with the applicant’s chief. He said when considering
someone’s application for owning a firearm, they took a lot into
consideration, which included criminal records and character.
Licensing
Mamba said the main mandate of the licensing Board was to ensure control on the
number of firearms in the kingdom. He said the process of their firearms
licensing was put in place to ensure that a gun would not be in the hands of a
person who would misuse it. “We have put in place a process to try and select
only those whose reputation is good, to be eligible to qualify for a firearm. It
is unfortunate that no matter the process, people find a way through it and get
a gun,” he said. He then encouraged people to hand over firearms if they felt
they could be a threat to others. He urged emaSwati to report people owning
firearms illegally and those who were unstable while possessing legal firearms.
‘Major V’s picture angered a number of people on social media. They stated
that he was being careless and would eventually hurt someone if not monitored.