TWO MBARARA PASTORS, 17 FOLLOWERS ARRESTED FOR CONDUCTING ILLEGAL CHURCH SERVICE

By Aggrey Twesigye

www.mknewslink.com

In Mbarara

Police in Mbarara city are holding 19 people for illegally conducting a church service in disregard to ministry of health and presidential guidelines on COVID 19.

The suspects were apprehended yesterday 2^nd August 2020 at around 1100hrs.

According to Samson Kasasira the Rwizi Region Police spokesperson, the arrested are Pastor Masengo Rugabirwa, Pastor Ntungane Patrick and 17 of their followers at the Source of healing church in Katete Mbarara city.

Kasasira told www.mknewslink.com that the suspects who include 12 women and 7 men have been charged with disobedience of lawful orders and for being negligent likely to spread infection of COVID 19.

Kasasira noted that all the 19 suspects are being held at Central Police station Mbarara

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