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TB Joshua Building Collapse Death Toll HITS 57
Lagos – The death toll from a collapsed guesthouse at a megachurch in Nigeria’s financial capital Lagos hit 57 on Tuesday, rescuers said, as they held out hopes that more survivors would be found.
Eight bodies were pulled overnight from the rubble of a collapsed guesthouse at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos’ Ikotun neighbourhood, Ibrahim Farinloye, southwest coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), told AFP by text message.
Farinloye said rescuers extracted a woman alive from the building’s rubble on Tuesday morning.
She was able to walk away from the collapse with just a broken wrist. The discovery prompted rescuers to slow down their digging in the wreckage of the guesthouse.
“It’s going to be slower because we believe we can recover more people alive by the grace of God,” Farinloye said, adding that rescuers were focusing on the area around the hostel’s restaurant, where previous survivors have been found.
‘Truth will someday prevail’
A total of 131 people were injured in the collapse of the hostel, which housed Nigerian and foreign followers of the popular preacher and televangelist TB Joshua.
Joshua’s network of churches and a television station have attracted people from around the world to Lagos with promises of receiving miracles and prophecies from the man followers dub “The Prophet”.
Joshua has suggested that a low-flying aircraft was responsible for the collapse and released security camera footage apparently showing a plane flying four times over the hostel before its collapse.
Ikotun is located to the west of Lagos’s international aircraft.
The preacher has not commented directly on the deaths and initially claimed that only a few people were injured but on Sunday tweeted: “No matter how long a lie is sustained, truth will someday prevail.”
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on September 16, 2014. Filed under AROUND AFRICA.
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Chapwa
September 16, 2014 at 8:56 pm
“When we asked the T.B.Joshua camp about Efe’s final statement on approval, we were told that T.B.Joshua did not need the state governments approval, because he already had the anionted approval of God. This makes sense, after all if Jesus says yes, nobody can say no.Absolutely NOBODY and this includes the Lagos state government, engineering students and Sir Isaac Newton … I mean who are they to challenge God with engineering principles”.
james
September 17, 2014 at 12:11 am
This figures from TB Josua a massaged. Read times live from RSA, 67 South Africans alone died in that building collapse.So whats the total number of deaths. Its time also Kalaba started focusing on finding out how many zambians were casualties of this tragedy instead of wasting precious time talking about marketing zambia uing the Jubile. Tackle real issues or you are not fit to be foreign affairs minister. TB Joshua release the real number of casualties.
Love Goddess
September 17, 2014 at 12:12 am
Synagogue Church of All Dunderheads!!
james
September 17, 2014 at 12:36 am
Government spokesperson Clayson Monyela of RSA said the church was not giving its co-operation, which made verification very difficult.
james
September 17, 2014 at 12:42 am
The truth about the TB Josua building collapse:
Joshua has tried to implicate Islamic extremists in the building collapse, publishing a video purporting to show a mysterious aircraft flying low over the building four times before the disaster. He told a televised service on Sunday that his church has been targeted before by Nigeria’s home grown Boko Haram extremist group.
james
September 17, 2014 at 12:43 am
Joshua initially claimed that only a few people were injured and then suggested that a low-flying aircraft was responsible for the collapse.
On Tuesday he tweeted: “Hard times may test me, they cannot destroy me.”
Joshua has tried to implicate Islamic extremists in the building collapse, publishing a video purporting to show a mysterious aircraft flying low over the building four times before the disaster. He told a televised service on Sunday that his church has been targeted before by Nigeria’s home grown Boko Haram extremist group.
However, Ibrahim Farinloye of the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency said the building appears to have collapsed because of poor construction work.
He said workers were trying to build two additional floors onto an existing four-storey structure without reinforcing the foundations.
The Synagogue, “hid so much information from us, and [this is] the cause of frustration for rescuers”, Farinloye said.
Na shillings Pichen
September 17, 2014 at 12:43 am
The South African govt says it has lost 67 nationalS in this tragedy.
KATOMPA
September 17, 2014 at 1:29 am
condolences to south africa on loss of 67people who died in the collapsed building.
B2
September 17, 2014 at 5:54 am
Why do pipo still pour money on this conman?
kasantana
September 17, 2014 at 8:20 am
5 south africans,but how many zambians have died in there? no clue
FTJ
September 17, 2014 at 8:39 am
It’s true TBJ, no matter how long a lie may be sustained the first truth will come out someday. And it has now started coming out. So please stop lying and misleading the dull masses. God cannot be mocked.
Tramp
September 17, 2014 at 8:49 am
This guy could not prophesise his own doomed church? am told they build foundation using sea sand..
Chief of Grief
September 17, 2014 at 10:12 am
Whether Tbj is real or not,those innocent souls died muli Lesa.MTSRIP.My hrt felt condolences to their berieved families…
Alf
September 17, 2014 at 11:04 am
Well said.
james
September 17, 2014 at 10:56 am
He has wood winked many so many believers,whilst stealing from them in the name of God. The people flock there and pay thousands in dollars for accommodation. The growth in business was so high, he could not wait to get a new plot for more units. What does he do, he forcefully starts building 2 storeys units on top of the 4 storeys. And like a real Nigerian when the foundation could not hold the weight of the extra 2 storeys, it becomes a conspiracy of the plan flying around. I am even surprised that people are accusing Shamenda of lying about being corrupted. TB Joshua is a conman and the Nigerian government knows it. Harry Kalaba should also should check with the Nigerian Embassy and Zambian High Commission in Nigeria to find out how many zambians have been affected and provide support and flights to bring in the dead. He should set up a contact number at foreign affairs for people to call whose relatives were in Nigeria at the time of the collapse instead of wating time talking about the Jubile. I thought of him highly as a young man, not anymore.
humphrey
September 17, 2014 at 11:51 am
God is above every challenge and I would like to encourage TB Joshua and members of hi church and followers never to loose hope and fear anythinng especially after this deadly attack of the guesthouse. I know our God has seen the happening and will wrathless avenge and who ever layed a hand at this build and killed beleivers will very soon coming crying for help full of confession.
nkandu
September 17, 2014 at 12:48 pm
that is too bad
kakooka
September 17, 2014 at 1:27 pm
TB Joshua is renowned for predictions. He could not predict the collapsing of his building ?
fenafrex
September 17, 2014 at 2:23 pm
GOD ,YOU are my GOD in good times and hard times.Job was faithful to GOD ,but GOD allowed devil to tempt him.TB Joshua you are still true man GOD.
observatory
September 17, 2014 at 4:28 pm
have plane pieces been found at the rubble or nearby? Coz Boko haram can go to any lengths….
Annie Chanda
September 17, 2014 at 4:41 pm
Devil you are a liar.LEAVE MAN OF GOD ALONE
vincent kanyembo
September 17, 2014 at 9:06 pm
firstly condolonces to the departed souls.(M.s.r.i.e.p.)Tb should openly review hw the building collapsed.hw can an aoroplane flying over cause such a very huge distruction.leaving a plane with no wrankage how possible is it ?something is being hidden under the carpent.he could hve over seen this traged in future since he claims to b a proffet.hw many deaths hve bin comfirmed from now apart from those 67 S.African