Infamous prophet, Madzibaba Ishmael has once again found himself in handcuffs, after he was arrested for running a cult at his plot in Nyabira, were several questionable activities were taking place.
A local tabloid recently revealed that Madzibaba Ishmael was running a cult in which members were not allowed to carry cash in their pockets, children did not have birth certificates and girls were not allowed access to sanitary pads.
According to reports, people in the cult did not indulge in Christian prayer but were only waiting for the end of the world.
According to H-Metro, girls in Canaan, as the place is known to its residents, were being married off at young ages of between 14 to 15, while children who are being born out of these unions are not allowed to acquire birth certificates and are not allowed to go to school when they reach school-going ages.
Those that tried to leave are reportedly intimated into staying while those who die are buried on the same day without consultations with close relations.
This is not the first time that Madzibaba Ishmael has found himself behind bars.
In 2015, Madzibaba Ishmael was sentenced to a five-year jail term for leading an attack on police officers, journalists and members of the Archbishop Johannes Ndanga-led Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe at his Harare shrine in 2014.
Archbishop Ndanga was trying to close down Madzibaba Ishmael’s sect over allegations of abuse of women and children by the latter’s followers.
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When we say that they run cult on a church Moranba I have seen people being abused with that man, especially Gathree,Ishmael,katsiru,manhombo
If not to make us believe that he has been arrested last time how long did he serve his sentence and how he got such a big farm and can someone school me are there areas in Zim where the law does not affect you thought it was Kenya now it’s happening here less than 30 kms away from Harare