Bushiri devotees call on “holy ghost fire” to combat Hawks February 4, 2019 | by ANA Newswire 04/02/2019.Members of the Enlighten Christian Gathering Church led by fraud and money laundering accused “Prophet” Shepherd Bushiri and his wife “Prophetess” Mary ahead of their court appearance at the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday. Pictures and videos: Oupa Mokoena/ African News Agency (ANA) A marked vehicle of the elite SA Police Service (SAPS) unit, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (known as the Hawks) which arrested the charismatic leader of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary was mobbed by ECG members, with some spraying it with “anointing oil to cleanse it” on Monday A crowd of lively ECG members was protesting outside the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in the city center. The usually busy Visagie Street was blocked off to traffic, with police officers blocking the court entrances. Unfazed by the massive police presence, the faithful ECG members sent a message to law enforcement officials through the Hawks golf GTI parked near the court entrance. “We command fire! #MajorOne is innocent. Release him. Holy Ghost fire. Fire!” the animated crowd chanted, gesturing with hands. Moments later, some took out small bottles of “anointing oil”, believed by many to have special supernatural powers, and started spraying the police car. Police officers intervened and started pushing back the lively crowd. Emotions ran high outside the court, as police officers blocked journalists from entering the court premises. Frustrated journalists ran from one entrance to the other as #Bushiri and his wife Mary appeared on charges including fraud and money laundering. “No media inside. We are not going to allow you to go in,” the officers kept saying as journalists pleaded for access. Several police officers were posted on the court entrances, and along Visagie Street. Some #ECG officials were allowed to pass through the media scrum and enter the court. Moments later, it emerged that Bushiri and his wife had appeared (at SLOW Lounge (Domestic)) https://www.instagram.com/p/Btdjbo0BnU_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wqhvq0dn0h7m
