By Terrence Mawawa, Buhera| A bed-hopping and self declared leader of an apostolic church impregnated a married woman, in an incident that has seen members walking out of the church in droves.
Luckson Chokera, a self proclaimed prophet, last week appeared before Chief Nemhari who ordered him to pay five beasts and $70 for impregnating Pamela Mandigo, who is married to Tedius Mapuranga. Both were avid members of Chokera’s church. The incident happened in Soro village in Buhera.
Chokera who is also being accused of impregnating another married woman from Muzivi village, had a lengthy love affair with Pamela before she fell pregnant. It is understood close relatives warned Mapuranga, Pamela’s husband about the affair but he did not heed the advice.
After Pamela fell pregnant it is said Chokera constantly visited the couple’s homestead to perform sexual rituals to strenghten the baby. The daring Chokera would constantly come for illicit sexual intercourse with the pregnant Pamela.
When Pamel gave birth to a baby girl, the matter came to light and a church meeting was held and the woman confessed Chokera was the father of the baby.
Mapuranga and his relatives dumped Pamela at Chokera ‘s homestead but the prophet had already vanished. He was however later apprehended.
Although Chokera denied the allegations he was ordered by Chief Nemhari to pay a fine of five beasts and $70 for the the said adultery case.
A representative of the Mapuranga family said Pamela was no longer part of the family after the ignominious incident.
“Pamela has to go and stay with the prophet because we no longer have anything to do with her,” he said.
Cases of women falling prey to the so called prophets are on the increase in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Malawi mainly due to the escalating economic challenges.