Daily Nation Newspaper

PROPHET PUT ON DEFENCE FOR SWINDLING WIDOW

- By CHARLES MUSONDA

Pgenerate 100 percent profit every month. She further revealed that Simfukwe also got K33, 900 from her as tithe after rejecting her earlier offer of K5, 000 for the same purpose but this amount is not part of the charge before court. All the monies Simfukwe allegedly collected from Ms. Chikato were from benefits she collected from her late husband who was working for the Zambia Army. overview of the evidence it appears that there is sufficient evidence against the accused and I accordingl­y put him on his defence,” Mr. Kaoma said. Ms. Chikato disclosed that she gave Simfukwe K170, 000 meant for purchase of her house on August 16, 2016, and K90, 000 after duping her that he was going to invest the money in his purported food supply business; and promised her that the investment would there was no documentar­y evidence to prove that he received the money from the complainan­t Mildred Chikato, on the pretext that he was going to buy a house for her. The Prophet had also submitted that the allegation against him was a fabricated story out of sour grapes and jealousy against. “I have considered the evidence from the State and submission­s from the defence. From my to answer in the allegation against him. Simfukwe, 39, will on December 14, 2018 open his defence against one count of theft by agent, contrary to Section 280 (b) of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. In his ruling, Lusaka Magistrate Felix Kaoma found that there is sufficient evidence to put the accused person on his defence although Simfukwe had submitted that ROPHET John Simfukwe of Interdenom­inational Jesus Ministries in Lusaka has been put on his defence for allegedly stealing K260, 000 from a widow. The Prophet was put on his defence yesterday after the court found him with a case

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