Runaway Malawian pastor, Shepherd Bushiri, says he doesn’t mind dissipating his palatial home in South Africa after a judge directed it be seized.
“My right to life is more significant than any material in this world,” the self-declared prophet said in a Facebook post.
A magistrate had directed Bushiri and his wife, Mary, to hand over the title deed of the South African property when they were given bail on charges of money laundering and fraud.
The couple denies the charges.
It surfaced last week that they had escaped to their home country of Malawi.
The pastor said he had made a “tactical withdrawal” because they worried for their lives.
Their residence, which is near the capital, Pretoria, is estimated to be 5.5m South African rand (Ksh39.2 million) worth, according to local media.
South Africa has circulated an arrest warrant for the couple and wants Malawi to apprehend them.