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A FRESH Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe war has spilled into court with the deputy president of the newly-formed faction facing theft charges involving over US$115 000.
AFM faction deputy president, Amon Nyika, was not asked to plead when he appeared before Harare magistrate, Taurai Manuwere.
He was released on $20 000 bail.
The complainant is AFM in Zimbabwe and Royal Palace Assembly.
The court heard that in 2012, the original AFM acquired a property, Stand number 34 Southley Park, Harare, measuring 6000 square metres from Order Housing Development Consortium.
Nyika, who was the provincial overseer, was mandated to spearhead the project by paying for the stand, development of the property and deployment of a resident pastor, at the newly-acquired property.
The property was then registered in the name of AFM in Zimbabwe and construction of a temporary shade and pastor’s house started under Nyika’s supervision.
It is alleged that in 2013, Nyika wrote to Order Housing Development Consortium, intending to purchase the same property.
The court heard that an agreement of sale was then issued in his name.
And, thereafter he started visiting offices that had evidence of ownership of the property by the church, in a bid to alter that position, and change it into his name.
The offence came to light after the official split of AFM in Zimbabwe in 2018, when one faction was pushed from the property by Nyika, who had allegedly fraudulently changed ownership into his name.
The property is worth US$115 105. Tonderai Dzivakwi appeared for the State.
Online Reporter