The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched a manhunt for a suspected paedophile after reports indicated that a member of the Johanne Marange Apostolic Sect married a 15-year-old girl.
Reports claim that the young girl eloped to the elderly man (aged 65) and her parents are said to be appealing for help to locate and rescue her.
In a statement, the ZRP said:
Police are appealing for information about pictures circulating on social media where a man is seen holding a girl. It is being alleged that the man is aged 69 while the girl is aged 15 years and they are married.
Anyone with information about the pictures if the marriage subsists in Zimbabwe may report to their nearest police station for investigations to be instituted. We can not repost the pictures for ethical reasons.
Earlier, Muzvare Betty Makoni, Girl Child Network founder, said:
Parents appealing for the rescue of daughter aged 15 in Zimbabwe We must all act in unity and get this man arrested and this should happen immediately.
Parents have sent an appeal for help via audio. This man aged 69 took their daughter aged 15. Johanne Marange Apostolic Church.
Let’s work collectively as a community to get him arrested for marrying a 15-year-old girl. Any accomplices to this marriage must be arrested too.
police shd inquire from reliable sources in the church. This is the cheapest matter even 4 a cruit:given a scenario where there are pictures
Munhu uyu ari SA bt maZimba manje haabatike zvekumhanya
Maparents ndoakamupa ichurch policy kwamarange musati mamuwana go and control Marange kahunhu kake ikako
Misinformed Betty rushes conclusions without verifications sorry Handei kumarata ekwamasowe paUnit D anobuda musowe uyu.
mybe the parents they know the deal
Haasi wekwaMarange uyu. Imasowe yekukoma marata regererai Marange munhu wepaUnit D uyu
Mapfekero emwana uyu imasowe vanhuwee siyaiwo Marange apa haipo Betty hanzvadzi u can be sued for this wrong publication kungoti Marange inoda runyararo but verify your facts before publocation
Asi mwana wacho hamunawo kubva mabudisa face yake as a victim Inga vekumaAvenues munohwandisa face wani. Remangwana rake marisasika apa she is just a victim
They are our big voters so nothing will ever happen we want them to be like that as long as they vote for you know who welcome to Africa
hauna marange yakadaro. Musanyepe. Young girls are being married everyday all over the country but munongoita take take nemapostori.