Angry young man burns down 3 churches, reports himself to police

Police have on Monday arrested a 21-year-old man who allegedly set three churches ablaze in Kasokoso Kira Municipality in Wakiso District, Uganda, because they preach prosperity gospel and yet have failed to get him out of poverty.

John Reagan Ngobi, a Nigerian, said that he chose to burn down the churches because despite the prosperity they keep preaching, he remains poor.

An excerpt of a police statement said: “That his poverty situation motivated him to buy two litres of petrol and one for paraffin which he used to burn church property with the intent to burn the churches completely to ashes. In his mind, up to now since he left the fire burning in these respective churches, he still believes that the churches were completely burnt.”

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According to Daily Monitor, the churches which were burnt include; St Noah Catholic Church Kasokoso under the leadership of Rev Father Mathias Mulumba Kalemba; Liberty church of Christ international for Born Agains under the leadership of Pastor Bageya Vincent; and God's Tour promising church located in Kasokoso under Pastor Odinga Kadika Nandere.

Police added in their statement: “In one church, things like sofa set, alter wine, curtains, and church books whose value is not yet established were burnt. In another church, clothes for the reverend, church books, alter wine, curtains and plastic chairs all valued at Shs1.5 million were put on fire with intent to burn the whole church but the fire did not spread further.”

Mr Ngobi reported himself at Kira Division, where he is being held armed with three brand new knives which he told police were for self-defence in case he was caught in action, Lindaikejisblog.com reported.

He is expected to be subjected to a mental health examination to ascertain whether he was in a sound state of mind at the time of committing the arson.

Angry young man burns down 3 churches, reports himself to police

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