Mushinye had travelled from Centenary to Mount Gomeri Farm
in Mvurwi to perform “miracles” when he met his death.
He allegedly told Lucia Chipwanya (50), the mother of the
missing child, Talent Tanaka, and some of his congregants at an apostolic sect
gathering that the Holy Spirit had instructed him to dive into a local dam in
search of the child.
Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton
Mundembe confirmed the incident. He said
the self-styled prophet had instructed his congregants to stop singing for
three hours as he searched for the missing child.
“I can confirm a case of sudden death in Mvurwi where
Mushinye drowned after diving into a dam in search of a missing child. Before he jumped into the dam he instructed
his congregants to stop singing for three hours, claiming that he had been
commanded by the Holy Spirit to search for the child in the water. He never came back and it was discovered that
he had drowned,” Mundembe said.
“His congregants went home around 7pm and came back the
following morning. They failed to locate
him and then made a police report. In
the afternoon, the police sub-aqua unit managed to retrieve his corpse.”
Police warned people against being misled by religious
beliefs.
“We are warning members of the public to desist from
playing in, or near water bodies even when they claim to be led by the
so-called Holy Spirit.” Mundembe said. Newsday
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