A Woman accused of attempting to burn down Jesus Teaching Ministry Church shocks Court after saying she was sent by god to convey message to the church’s administration about ‘heavenly’ fire.
Jane Wanjiru Boro who pleaded guilty to the offence of arson today told Court that she got confused after entering the Church armed with the ‘heavenly’ message only for the devil to attack her, showering confusion all over her making her to forget the message.
“I received the signal that the Church was about to be consumed by fire then I proceeded to the church. When I arrived at the church I got confused and forgot to ask god to bring down the fire. However, instead of praying for the fire to come down I got confused and started the fire myself. Your honor someone can get confused sometimes…” said Jane.
Facts surrounding the case is that Jane on October 19, 2023, at around 0930hours entered the Church located at Haile Selassie road.
She was stopped at the reception by security guards and on interrogation she explained she was waiting for someone to pick her.
While at the reception, she removed some paraffin which was in a soda plastic bottle and sprinkled on the floor.
She removed a match box and lit fire on the church in an attempt to burn it however security guards acted swiftly and put off the fire before it could spread.
She was later arrested and booked at Kamukunji police station.
She pleaded guilty today before Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo and the court detained her until December 18, 2024, for a presentence report to be tabled in Court before sentencing.
