MANZINI PROPHET ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING SA GIRL

MBABANE – A South African couple is worried sick about their 16-year-old daughter, who was allegedly sneaked into the kingdom, against their consent, by a local prophet who owns a church.

In fact, a kidnapping case has been reported to the South African Police Service by the parents of the minor. The Vosloorus police also confirmed that the case was opened on January 1, 2020. They also confirmed the case number.

The implicated parties and the name of the church will not be revealed for now as the prophet has not been charged as yet.
The parents, who reside in Vosloorus, South Africa (SA), revealed that the prophet is the founder of a certain ministry in Manzini and has also opened a branch in the neighbouring country. They mentioned that they had sent their child to visit her grandmother during the holiday season in Mpumalanga, South Africa, when they learnt that she had been allegedly taken by the local prophet.

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The parents added that they were once church members who worshipped under the leadership of the prophet but they had since chosen to leave the church because of allegations which will not be repeated due to their defamatory nature. The child’s father alleged that he had once told the prophet that he and his family had disassociated themselves from his leadership and would solve their issues as a family regarding the minor’s behaviour.

Apparently, the parents once sought the intervention of the prophet in calling to order the teenage girl who was said to be mischievous. 
However, despite disassociating himself and his family from the prophet, the father alleged that the prophet still went against their will and brought the minor into Eswatini.

The father said: “We are disheartened as parents because he (prophet) took our child against our will and without a travel document. My wife is also hysterical about the disappearance of our child and we have even opened a case of kidnapping here in SA against the prophet,” he said.
He further wondered why the prophet would take their child without their consent.

Police Deputy Information and Communications Officer Inspector Nosipho Mnguni said they were aware of the case though it was still not handled by them directly as the crime happened in SA. Mnguni said they were working with their SA counterparts to get to the bottom of the matter.   
Conference of Churches President Bishop Stephen Masilela condemned the prophet’s actions.

“Our ministry as men of God is clean and should be blameless. How does it happen that a man of God would fetch a minor girl from home to worship in the country for the crossover?” Masilela questioned.

The bishop further highlighted that there had to be an arrangement made between the girl’s parents and the prophet for consent. In addition, the man of the cloth pointed out that the child was young to make sound decisions for herself and it was a crime to then travel with a minor without her parents’ consent.
Masilela encouraged clergyman to be cautious of situations which may lead to their integrity being questioned. He quoted the book of Hebrews 12 verse 1, where he mentioned that believers were surrounded by a crowd of witnesses.

Therefore, the man of the cloth warned that Christians should throw off everything that hindered their progression to Christ and the sin that so easily entangled and should run with perseverance the race marked for them.
The bishop said Christianity should not be tainted and should be blameless. Masilela highlighted that he would investigate on the matter to determine its veracity.

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