Bushiri and his ECG church expected to provide answers
The mysterious death of 46-year-old Golebaone Chidambi-Serumola, widely known as ‘Pastor Babe’, has stirred up questions and left her family and friends seeking answers.
At the beginning of September, Serumola, a mother of three, travelled to Malawi to visit the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church of Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, where she was known to be a devoted member.
Her visit, intended as a mission of faith, ended in tragedy, sparking rumors and concerns about the circumstances surrounding her passing.
Family sources say that shortly before her death, Serumola was seen enjoying herself on a boat with some high profile church members including its leader, in a video that circulated briefly before being mysteriously deleted.
Additionally, her phone was wiped clean before it was handed back to her family, raising further suspicions.
It is alleged that during her time in Malawi, Serumola grew increasingly close to Prophet Bushiri, forming a deep connection that concerned those close to her.
Some of her friends recalled cryptic warnings she shared about “strange things” she observed within the church community, hinting that she was unsettled and might have been planning to cut her trip short and even terminate her church membership.
“She wanted to come home,” shared one family member, who described receiving inconsistent reports regarding the cause of her death.
Initially, the family was informed that Serumola had simply collapsed and was admitted in one of the hospitals.
Later, however, they were told she died from malaria. Other accounts claimed cervical cancer or complications from a medication lapse, adding to the confusion and sense of unease.
“Those who were close to her or around during all the time have since been kept far away from the public. We have failed to reach them,” added the grieving member.
The conflicting narratives have led her family to consider exhuming her body for an independent post-mortem to determine what really happened.
Serumola’s mother, Itumeleng Chidambi, fearing possible reprisals declined to comment publicly, choosing instead to mourn privately and await clarity.
Serumola’s body finally arrived last week Friday and she was buried the following day at her home village of Senete, where friends and family gathered to remember her life and grapple with the questions left unanswered by her sudden passing.
Meanwhile, a woman who identified herself as ECG (Malawi) Spokesperson fumed when asked about the events that happened.
“If that family doubts what happened then they should do their own post-mortem, they are free to exhume the body and do their own.”
She further distanced the Church from Serumola’s death saying the deceased was not on duty on the fateful day and that she had visited on her own capacity as a missionary trainer.
The Spokesperson’s partner is the owner of the Church mortuary, known as Sunbeam.
