Tanzania’s Boniface Mwamposa has been released on bail after he was arrested over a stampede that killed 20 people on Sunday during an outdoor religious service he was leading in the northern town of Moshi.
Mr. Mwamposa – who refers to himself as “the apostle” – was arrested together with seven other suspects though the charges against him were not revealed.
He Had gone to preach in another branch of his church where he was arrested, in the coastal town of Dar es Salaam, about 540km (335 miles) away from Moshi.
Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner Anna Mghwira confirmed that the preacher had been released on bail.
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She said police have gathered preliminary information and investigation is ongoing.
Twenty people – including five children – lost their lives following a rush to be anointed with “blessed oil”.
During the service a lot of people gathered for the service and they were to pass through an area where oil poured over the floor.
The crowd rushed forward to try to step in the oil being hopeful that their sickness will be cured.
