By Weswa Ronnie
NAMISINDWA
A pastor of Yesu Peke, a Born Again Church in Namisindwa district has survived lynching after residents found him with a stolen cow in his bedroom.
The suspect, Pastor Ezra Mayende, a resident of Makhonge village, Makhonge parish, Bukiabe Sub County in Namisindwa district was found with the cow on Sunday, 14th May, 2023.
According to Sunday Wakhata, an area resident, the animal was stolen from neighboring Kenya and during a search carried out by local residents, the stolen bull was discovered his bedroom tied on a peg with local herbs.
He adds that locals armed with stones, bricks, and sticks among others wanted to lynch the pastor but he was saved by the Bukiabi Sub County, LC3 chairperson, Nicolas Soita.
Soita has confirmed the incident saying the pastor is currently on the run.
He cautioned other religious leaders to be an example to other people in the community instead of being one of those involved in criminalities.
