Controversial Nigerian Pastor, Tim Omtoso, has been arrested at the Port Elizabeth in a dramatic show by the Hawks and some members of the police's Tactical Response Team.
Omotoso's plane touched down at the PE airport at around three o'clock on Thursday afternoon. When he, and other passengers entered the baggage arrival hall, TRT members armed with automatic weapons rushed into the area as Omotoso appeared to be fleeing the scene.
In the confusion some TRT members were seen running through the airport looking for him but he was found inside a toilet in the arrival halls.
He was then marched out of the toilet and airport building, surrounding by armed TRT members to a waiting car as crowds at the airport cheered his arrest.
Omotoso was taken to the Hawks regional office in Port Elizabeth where he is going to be processed before he appears in court on Friday.
Hawks spokesperson, Robert Netshiunda said that he will now be formally charged.
"We have arrested him for trafficking in persons. We are laying that charge now but because we are investigating further there's a possibility of us adding more charges on to that one," he said.
