news tonight a church in meu is on the spot with members claiming the pastor in charge has been practicing cult related activities to unsuspecting faithful residents in coma Ward burnt down African Inland Pentecostal church with former church members accusing the pastor of touching women and children inappropriately during summons the allegations of abuse in a secutive church compound span almost 10 years former Church insiders have come forward to speak on the record they say they've spent years trying to raise the alarm but were always silenced they also claimed that the controversial preacher warned them of dire consequences and TV's Rose vongo has more details angry residents ofay k w went on rampage and bant Church in meu County the African Island Pentecostal Church owned by 43-year-old Pastor Daniel mururu was stationed in a remote area which is not easily accessible residents alleged the pastor has been practicing cult related incidents to unsuspecting faithful for the last 10 [Music] years church members said the suspected controversial man of the cloth has been forcing the faithful to do some strange practices in the name of praying for them members of the church alleged that the pastor had recruited some ashers who would assist him while faking miracles for [Music] they claimed the pastor would Slaughter goats and use the blood in rituals including mixing with water they had used to wash their feet and forcing them to drink [Music] it for [Applause] church members say the activities have been going on since 2016 res say reported the matter to the Amo jur Council of Elders for intervention the man of the cloth was summoned by the elders but he never showed up police have launched investigations on the matter rosui NTV let's take another quick commercial break here on NTV