Prophet drugs, rapes, impregnates woman

A PUMULA South woman is four months pregnant after she was allegedly drugged and raped by a Chosen Embassy Church prophet at his home in Emganwini during a prayer session.

The woman, who was accompanied by her husband when she visited The Chronicle offices yesterday, said she was raped by the prophet Amos Ngwenya on September 2 after she went to his house for a deliverance prayer session following the death of her nine-month-old daughter in April.

The couple said they would keep the baby because it was one of God's innocent creations.

She said Ngwenya somehow drugged her and she fell unconscious, only to find him on top of her when she woke up.

Ngwenya vehemently denied the allegation.

"I went to prophet Ngwenya's house at Emganwini and I found him alone there. He invited me inside and we were in the living room, then he started praying for me," she said.

She said Ngwenya started prophesying telling her she had lost her child in April and to prevent the death of her other child who is five years old, she had to receive prayer at that very moment.

"He instructed me to kneel down and I complied. He took out holy water and started sprinkling me with it. He then anointed me with oil at the same time praying."

"Ngwenya then instructed me to remove my panties and I did in front of him," she said.

Ngwenya, she said, smeared her with oil on her whole body, splashed her with water and she felt dazed and passed out.

"When I woke up I found him on top of me in between my legs. I was terrified and then he warned me never to tell anyone since this was all part of praying," she said.

She said Ngwenya then gave her three stones, water in a bucket and instructed her to go wash her whole body with it. He advised her not to throw the water away since he was supposed to pray over it.

"Ngwenya also said I shouldn't have sexual intercourse with my husband for seven days for my prayer request to be fulfilled," she said.

"I was so scared and confused I didn't tell even my husband until when I realised I was pregnant. I went to the prophet's house in confidence because I trusted him as a divine messenger who could solve my life's problems," she said with tears streaming down her eyes.

She said she was having sleepless nights following the rape.

"I went to Mpilo Central Hospital on December 17 and the doctor told me that I was four months pregnant," she said.

The woman's husband said he accompanied her to report the matter at Nkulumane Police Station leading to Ngwenya's arrest the following day.

He said Ngwenya spent two days in police cells and was released on Friday.

The husband with tears in his eyes said: "I wasn't present on the day she was raped. Only my wife can say what happened."

He said what Ngwenya did was despicable since him and his wife were members of his church.

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Mandlenkosi Moyo could not be reached for comment.