Three members of the Sungano Apostolic church died in a tunnel at Murahwa’s hill in Chikanga in an attempt to secretly conduct a sermon recently.

The deceased Timothy Mandeya aged 23, Rodric Mafongoya (28) and Maimbo Nigel (17) allegedly succumbed to smoke from a fire that had been lit in the tunnel for their night prayers on Wednesday.

Manicaland Police Spokeperson Inspector Tavhiringwa Kakohwa said one of the seven survivors who escaped suffocation from the tunnel, Walter Kwaime reported the incident to the police upon realization that 3 of their members had died leading to their arrest for contravening the covid-19 lockdown offence act of 2020.

Inspector Kakohwa added that the deceased were taken for postmotem at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital, further urging members of the public to heed the lockdown call by government.  

-State Media