By Thokozani Mazibuko
- Two men are said to have called and claimed to have a high-profile file sourced from leaked financial documents.
- Impeccable sources disclosed that Bishop Lukhele engaged in REPS
- Two men from Matsapha were arrested, and are being questioned in connection to the case REPS.
Two men, aged 34 and 38 from Matsapha, have been arrested by the Royal Eswatini Police Service after allegedly attempting to extort a sum of E230 000 from Bishop Bheki Lukhele of the All Nations Church in Zion.
According to police sources, two men allegedly contacted the man of the cloth, claiming to possess a high-profile file sourced from leaked financial documents at the Eswatini Financial Intelligence Unit (EFIU) on Tuesday.
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Lukhele’s name has featured prominently in the leaked documents under the so-called ‘Swazi Secrets’ by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICU).
Eswatini Daily News cannot repeat some of the allegations contained in the leaked documents which have been widely reported in some online newspapers and social media platforms.
The sources informed Eswatini Daily News (EDN) that Bishop Lukhele, who is also known in football circles as the former President of Mbabane Swallows Football Club, then informed the police after receiving the call.
However, the Bishop went along with the plan and promised to give them the E230,000 they demanded in return for the supposedly leaked high-profile file.
“The two had given the bishop the location where they will be, which is where the representatives from the Mbabane Police Station were able to arrest them while the extortion attempt was in progress,” disclosed the source to EDN.
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The two suspects were supposed to be brought before the Mbabane Magistrate Court. However, upon arrival, the police immediately took them to the Mbabane Police Station.
“Two men, aged 34 and 38 from Matsapha, have been arrested and are being questioned in connection to an alleged E230,000 bribery demand from the All Nations Bishop,”
confirmed Deputy Police Information and Communication Officer Nosipho Mnguni.
Extortion is the practice of obtaining something especially money through force or threats.
