Controversial Pastor Paseka 'Mboro' Motsoeneng will spend another weekend behind bars after the police failed to verify his home address. Mboro, a relative, and his bodyguard, Vincent Baloi, were arrested last week after they stormed a local school and allegedly kidnapped his grandchildren.

POLICE FAIL TO VERIFY HIS ADRESS

There were delays in the court proceedings after it was established that the police had not verified Mboro and his co-accused's home addresses for bail application purposes. The trio made their second appearance at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court in the East Rand today for formal bail application. In his bail application affidavit, Mboro claimed that he cannot stay in jail as his congregants were spiritually and financially dependent on him. On the other hand, his co-accused, Baloi, said he could only afford to pay a bail amount of R500 as he is strained by family responsibilities. The state has confirmed that it will oppose bail for the three accused. The matter was postponed to Monday for the police to verify the accused's addresses.

FACING RANGE OF CHARGES

Mboro and his co-accused were arrested on Monday, August 5, after a number of videos were shared on social media where the self-proclaimed prophet was seen armed with two pangas at the Matshediso Primary School in Katlehong demanding to take his grandchildren. When the teachers refused to hand them over, the pastor started wielding his pangas while warning a female teacher not to dare to get close to him. He later took the children from school and claimed that they were staying with him prior to their mother's passing in April. The accused are facing a number of charges ranging from kidnapping, possession of prohibited firearms, and assault. The children's grandmother and uncle, who were also arrested the same night as Mboro after they had a confrontation with the pastor, appeared separately and were released on R1 000 bail each.