A 34-year-old self-styled prophet Micah Chiremba has been arrested on allegations of stealing a Toyota Belta belonging to a client during a cleansing ceremony on a mountain.

Micah was arrested by police after they had mounted a roadblock along the Harare-Nyamapanda Highway on Tuesday.

Investigations revealed that Chiremba met the victim, a woman at Mutoko Business Centre after they had made some arrangements for spiritual deliverance.

The two then drove to Mutemwa Mountain for some prayer sessions where Chiremba later covered the woman with a black and white cloth before ordering her to pray for herself.

He then took advantage of the situation to steal the car keys and a wallet before driving off unnoticed.

Chiremba ferried some passengers, including a police officer in plain clothes at the business centre and drove towards Harare.

The police officer noticed Chiremba’s bad driving and notified detectives from Murehwa who then mounted a roadblock leading to his arrest.