The Gauteng Provincial Council of Churches has welcomed the arrest of Pastor Mboro and his co-accused following a violent attack at a Katlehong primary school, earlier this week.
'The South African Council of Churches in the Gauteng Province regards this incident as very unfortunate and recommends that it must be met with the strongest law punishable as a lesson to curb future incidents. The Council applauds the arrest of those involved, including that of Pastor Mboro, said council chairperson Bishop Dr W Rakuba.
He said it was disappointing for a Christian leader to go into any institute of learning, particularly a primary school, armed with such dangerous weapons.
'It is even more shocking for a pastor to participate in the forceful abduction of children in full sight of teachers and the neighbouring community. The persistent wielding of pangas and rifles reflect the complete disregard of the law, safety and security necessary in the school premises and residential areas.
'It is a perpetuation of the scourge of violence against children and undermines legal processes to resolve disputes which must be condemned in the strongest terms,' Rakuba said in a statement.
