A
FORMER MEMBER of Johanne Marange sect yesterday caused a stir in the
Central Business District when he moved around claiming to be God.
He
was accompanied by two men who claimed to be his disciples. The man,
Ananias Maponga, 50, of Zimre Park, caught the attention of shoppers
along Cameron Street as he asked people to follow his teaching as the
REAL God. Ananias who was holding a purse was being followed by two men
Abraham Muchesa, 22, of Mabelreign and Farai Tauzen, 20, of Borrowdale
who testified that they were following him to learn more about his
confessions.
Unfortunately,
Ananius was arrested when a sea of people had gathered around him to
hear his claims as he had brought commotion in the CBD. Prior to him
being whisked to Harare Central police station, he denounced pastors he
claimed were STEALING from poor people. “People must believe me and stop
giving pastors money because I am the god they are preaching about. “I
am the Saviour to the whole world starting in Zimbabwe and I will be
there for people who are serious with me. “I am a father of five
children and I survive from the gifts I receive from people who believe
me to be their god.
“People
following me are not giving me a chance to speak to them save for only
these two who believed me and are protecting me from the crowd. “People
should stop praying and start believing in my teachings because I have
answered their prayers,” said Ananias. Ananias started wandering in the
streets of Harare in 1990 and he blamed people for hardening their
hearts to believe him. He does not have any church organisation claiming
that God does not attend churches for he is for everyone. One of his
‘disciples’ Tauzen said he met Ananias at Copacabana Bus Terminus and
started believing in him.
“I
met this man at Copacabana Bus Terminus before I followed him to hear
more about his claims. “I am going to leave him after hearing all his
words and establish what he is up to,” said Tauzen. The two ‘disciples’
were however shocked when Ananias, who claimed to be god, was taken to
Harare Central Police Station by the cops.
