Man of cloth threatens Mirror Editor with juju
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MIRROR REPORTER
MASVINGO – In an unsolicited telephone conversation, Joseph Mugidheya, a Reformed Church in Zimbabwe Reverend threatened Mirror Editor, Garikai Mafirakureva with unspecified action if he went ahead and published a story of a suspected pregnant girl who committed suicide at Nerupiri Parish in Gutu South.
Mugidheya first sent a WhatsApp message and immediately followed it with a call.
He warned Mafirakureva that he (Mugidheya) was at the time of calling in Chipinge and was therefore able to bring about dire consequences to the editor. Chipinge is notorious for juju and witchcraft, followed by Zaka.
Mugidheya told Mafirakureva not to tarnish the image of Rev Maphios Tadzembwa, the Pastor-in Charge at Nerupiri by publishing the story.
“Usaisa nyaya yekwaNerupiri paMirror, stop it or you will face what you don’t know, I am in Chipinge now take this advice now failure meet (sic) the consequences asap,” he said in a WhatsApp message.
Making threats on the phone constitute cyber bullying and is unlawful according to the Zimbabwe law.
He later said the girl was sexually abusing a minor and when she was confronted about it she took poison.
“I know an AFM pastor who is feeding you with that information. She is based at Nerupiri and she is just trying to fight Tadzembwa who is her nephew
“I will send the audio in which she was spreading falsehoods. I wish Zimbabwe had a law on Cyber bulling and spreading falsehoods.
The AFM Pastor could not be reached for comment.
