Zimbabwe Police Dismantle Religious Sect, Rescue 251 Children

Authorities uncover unregistered graves and arrest sect leader in raid on compound.

251 children were rescued from a compound in Zimbabwe, where they were used as cheap labor by a religious sect.
The sect, led by self-styled prophet Ishmael Chokurongerwa, had over 1,000 members and operated on a farm near Harare.
Police found 16 unregistered graves, including those of seven infants, during the raid.
Children were deprived of formal education and subjected to manual labor under the guise of learning life skills.
The sect's doctrine forbade formal education and medical care, claiming direct divine guidance.