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Zimba Man Dies After Drinking ‘Holy Water’
A 47-year-OLD man of chief Simwatachela’s area in Zimba district has died after allegedly consuming water mixed with blue anointing oil given to him by a clergyman.
Southern Province police commissioner Mary Chikwanda named the deceased as Geoffrey Simaubi and that two suspects believed to have aided the clergyman to conduct a church service had been detained in connection with the matter.
Chikwanda identified the clergyman as Paul Njobvu of an unknown address.
A police source said after preaching, Njobvu called for sinners to step forward in repentance and he produced holy water, which he sprinkled on them while persuading others to take some for them to be protected by the blood of Jesus.
Chikwanda said Simaubi allegedly took the holy water, which is suspected to have caused his death.
“Pastor Njobvu held a preaching service on Tuesday around 17:00 hours at some place in Simwatechela village in Zimba, where he introduced himself as a clergyman from a known church. He sprinkled and gave people holy water that contained a blue substance, suspected to be anointing oil, with poisonous substance in it,” Chikwanda explained.
She revealed that after Njobvu left the place around 19:00 hours, Simaubi vomited, became unconscious and died minutes later.
The police said Simaubi’s body was taken to Zimba Hospital, where a post-mortem was conducted and results were expected yesterday.
And Chikwanda warned members of the public to be careful, adding that some people calling themselves preachers were not genuine.
Posted by Kunda
on September 20, 2014. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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chiz~man
September 20, 2014 at 1:03 pm
Out of the people who patook so called holy water and he’s the only one died!or maybe we still expect the death toll to rise?let’s wait for post~mortem results.
tutu
September 20, 2014 at 1:46 pm
so limbi bena njobvu baletomba umukashi wakwa simaubi,hence killing him 2 ave the wife 2 himself…charge him 4 precedented murder…or mayb t oz jst accidental(manslaughter).
mazabuka
September 20, 2014 at 4:43 pm
Let’s becareful with these upcoming churches,let your faith alone serve you.
kim
September 20, 2014 at 9:27 pm
The pastor is from Bread of life church ,why hide?
captain
September 21, 2014 at 2:52 am
heheheheheeee, you’re naughty!!!
chichi
September 21, 2014 at 6:06 am
with the coming of ebola, pipo have become so desperate with the word of God,they think the world is coming to an end as the bible states that in the last days kukesa amalwele ayalekanalekana forgeting that deseases and death were there even before
The3ye
September 21, 2014 at 7:51 am
Maybe the old man was a wizard
Pastor Bling bling
September 21, 2014 at 9:16 am
Ala ndemyeba… this holy water “bull pee” is gettin out of hand. People have been told if they soak farming seeds in the so called anointing water the crops will grow very well without using fertilizer and that students only need to buy and drink the same “bull pee” holy water to pass the exams without studying or revising their books. There are so many blind fools!!!!!
tiger
September 21, 2014 at 9:17 am
Why co yourself a pastor when u are full of evil..
Man Made God In His Own Image
September 21, 2014 at 9:22 am
There are no genuine preachers out there… only con-men/women trying to get to your money.
asevu
September 21, 2014 at 12:29 pm
may God deliver us all