Two people have been arrested for allegedly abusing the
name of First Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, to extort more than US$40 000 from
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries founder, Prophet Walter Magaya.
They misrepresented to the church leaders that they were
officers from the military intelligence attached to the office of the First
Lady.
It is alleged that the duo, a man and a woman exerted force
on the man of the cloth demanding a “protection fee” to be forwarded to the
First Lady.
They demanded a deposit payment of US$40 000. They
reportedly lied that the First Lady would then protect Magaya, who is under
investigations for allegedly abusing women.
Magaya is under investigation by the Zimbabwe Gender
Commission.
Pertinus Zvabva (45) of Crowhill West and an ex-soldier
Takesure Marisa (50) of Kuwadzana, have been pestering Magaya for cash for
almost a week.
Following several calls, Magaya’s right hand man, Overseer
Admire Mango, then alerted the police resulting in a trap being set.
Detectives arrested Zvabva at Rowan Martin Building where
she had agreed to meet with Mango after refusing to collect part of the money
at Magaya’s hotel in Prospect Hotel.
Further investigations led to the arrest of Marisa who was
found near the Harare Magistrates’ Court.
They were taken to Harare Central Police Station for
further investigations by the CID Law and Order Section.
The two were yesterday still in police custody. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul
Nyathi said he was still checking the details of the case.
In an interview, Overseer Mango said a number of people
were now in the habit of trying to extort money from Magaya using the names of
politicians and senior government officials. He said the two suspects started
by befriending them a few weeks ago while masquerading as security agents
attached to the office of the First Lady.
“They said Amai Mnangagwa was aware of all the allegations
being levelled against Prophet Walter Magaya and that she was willing to assist
him,” said Overseer Mango.
“They went on to demand a ‘deposit’ of US$40 000 but
emphasised that the money was just a down payment. We became suspicious because
knowing the mother of the nation, she would not act in such a manner that would
disgrace her personality and office.
“We alerted the police resulting in the arrest of the two.
One of them identified himself as ‘Major General Dube’.” Herald
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