ZAMBIA
Times of Zambia
By MARILYN ROSE and REBECCA MUSHOTA-
A PENTECOSTAL bishop in Kitwe who was facing charges of sexually abusing nine girls from his church has committed suicide, his wife has said.
Dominic Nyondo of Holy Fire Christian Ministry Church is believed to have thrown himself in the crocodile-infested Kafue River.
Mable Nyondo said her husband left home around 22:00 hours on Monday after informing her that whatever was going to happen to him was because of the allegations of sexual abuse against him.
“He left the house between 22:00 hours and 23:00 hours after reading the Bible and said that whatever will happen to him was because of the allegations of sexual abuse against him,” Ms Nyondo said.
“I tried to chase him but he ran towards the river and when I reached (the river), I only found his shirt.”
Ms Nyondo was narrating the ordeal during an interview at the funeral house in Ipusukilo Township in Kitwe yesterday.
Kitwe District Police Commissioner Lizzie Machina said her officers were investigating the matter.
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