Online Reporter
Arron Nyamayaro
AN EXPLOSIVE row between a headmaster and his former employer, which has bombshell allegations, including a bizzare one in which he claims he was ordered to draw blood from the fingers of his pupils for ritual purposes, spills into court today.
The headmaster, only identified as Garudzo, has dragged Asmeri Jeffreys, his former employer at Compassion Junior School in Glenwood Park, to a Civil Court where he has applied for a protection order.
Jeffreys is a church leader.
Garudzo quit his post at the school after only one month.
Garudzo, who is also a pastor, now claims he quit because he rejected attempts to lure him into some dark arts to draw some blood from the pointing fingers of his pupils, which he believed would be used for rituals.
He said Jeffreys hit back at him, when he called it quits, by taking two of his shirts and his fears are that they are also being used for rituals.
“I have taken my matter to court and I cannot comment about it,” said Garudzo.
Jeffreys has dismissed Garudzo’s bombshell allegations and she claims they are just meant to tarnish the name of her school and her ministry.
“I am yet to understand why Garudzo decided to accuse me of such a serious matter,” said Jeffreys.
“I received the summon to appear in court this Tuesday while organising a church leadership seminar.
“I am a church leader and Garudzo is a pastor of another church.
“He joined my school recently and started to accuse me of drawing blood from learners.
“If his allegations were true, parents could have descended on me long back.
“These allegations are far-fetched and meant to destroy my school as well as my ministry.
“As for the shirts, I took them because I am the one who sewed them with the intention of dressing my school head to look better.
“He joined us looking shabby but with good qualifications.
“I am not into rituals and I never drew any blood of the learners as alleged,” said Jeffreys.
Londile Moyo