At least 44 people were crushed to death when a guesthouse at a large church that’s home to a famous Nigerian preacher- TB Joshua collapsed in Lagos, a rescue agency official said Sunday.
In addition to those killed, there were “130 rescued from the rubble of the collapsed guesthouse at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations,” Ibrahim Farinloye, spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, told CNN. “The toll may increase as rescue operation is still ongoing because many people are believed to be trapped under the rubble.”
The two-story building is located in the expansive compound of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations, run by televangelist T.B. Joshua in the Ikotun area of Lagos, said Farinloye.
The building came down Friday afternoon amid expansion work on three additional floors.
The rescue operation was delayed by the refusal of members of the church to allow emergency workers from NEMA access to the collapsed building.
“The church members were very aggressive and tried attacking emergency responders,” Farinloye said.
Reporters covering the incident were attacked by angry church members, who vandalized a TV camera as a cameraman tried to capture footage of the collapsed building, reporters at the scene said.
Joshua told Nigerian newspapers Sunday that a low-flying aircraft had been repeatedly circling the building and may have been responsible for the building collapse.
NEMA’s Facebook page acknowledged the sabotage reports but also noted that two stories were being added to the building without fortifying the foundation of the initial structure. There is a “high probability” this is what caused the collapse, NEMA said, adding that an investigation will ultimately determine the cause.
Joshua, dubbed “The Prophet” for his self-acclaimed healing powers and prophesies, has a large following among Nigerians and followers across the world.
His church attracts thousands of followers who attend his church every week to listen to Joshua’s sermons, which are also telecast live on the church’s television station.
“People travel from around the world to witness and receive from the mighty work that God is doing in the life of Prophet TB Joshua,” according to the church’s website.
Source: CNN
Picture courtesy of Ihechukwu Njoku
I am sure this is prophetic, so they will go to heaven.
Abysmal beliefs, what Africans believe in. Never in my life have I seen such backwardness.
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I believe in God but do not believe in the bible.
The bible says “Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.” (Ephesians 5:22)
This verse does not sit well with me, and has been abused by the majority in especially Africa, where rights of women are not respected.
I am disgusted with it
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@Mushota
I’ve always suspected that you are not normal; now I’m sure!
Whom ever owns the building should be arrested and charged with man slaughter. The Nigerian government should intervene.
This is what happened to the owner of the textile factory building that collapsed in Bangladesh. It is so sad that people are celebrating fake miraculous escapes instead of focusing on this and the fact that TB fimofimo (true to his false prophet-hood) failed to predict this disaster in his own back yard. Too busy thinking about the money pouring in than the welfare of the people.
We are not doing enough to protect our vulnerable people and they are falling prey to viscous wolves dressed as sheep. The declaration of Zambia as a Christian nation is tantamount to taking the name of the Lord in vain, was constitutionally illegal and has opened the flood gates of hell.
Mushota don’t take a verse out of context or apply the verse in isolation of other verses better read the whole chapter if you don’t under stand because verse 25-27 completes the statement you misquoted.
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and hgave himself up for her,
In the same way mhusbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30 because nwe are members of his body.
Mushota stop mocking God because you are going to reap what you are sowing!
You also don’t believe the Bible is God’s word because it says ‘husbands, love your wives…’ and ‘children, obey your parents…’
How come the prophet TB Liar didn’t see this?
@ Mushota, that’s yo believe(not believing in the bible) and i do respect that trust me. each individual has a right to worship and believe whatever they want to.
T.B joshua is just human like you and me. No wonder you guys become whiteman’s shoe leeker u say wat is white is good and black is ever. Remember, Benny Inn what do u say? answer; nothing becoz he is white yet u despise yo own…
I am a Zambian a proud Zambia and xtian but I do respect wat others worship and i love them be it muslims, hindus, vedas etc it’s their choices
Looking at the photos of this collapsed building,two things clearly come to mind.The first is that the materials used appear very inferior for a multistorey buiding.Added to this could be poor workmanship.Am not convinced of the hovering aeroplanes which TB Joshua accuses of having sprayed it with some unknown chemicals that caused its collapse.May the souls of the departed people rest in peace.
How can you believe in God without believing in the bible? The good question is which god do you believe in? The Hindu god or the Muslim god or the atheist god? If you believe in these gods then there is no need for you to believe in the bible.
Some people think that if they went overseas then they have to forsake their culture and principles. Whether l am abroad or in Zambia l will always stay true to my principles and culture. I will not change just to fit into someone’s culture. My model of dressing will remain the same. Real women will always respect their husbands and real husbands will always love their wives.
did he sacrifice them..!!am sure he did..
Can we stop being judgemental here please. Your thoughts are not God’s thoughts. hence your ways are not God ways. If God miraculously raise this building and wake up all the dead what are you going to say? So lets not blame and rush to conclusions because at this stage no one knows what exactly happens. Except the one who did it.
First and foremost condolences to the families who lost their loved ones ;majority of whom were bread winners.
A true prophet would have known about the impending disaster before hand.
I believe this a punishment from God for selling faith and hope which is supposed to given to people in trouble for free.It has nothing to do with Boko haram. So he should accuse them.
Jokes aside. The real cause of the building to collapse is lack of reinforcement to cater for load being added on top of the first floor. The foundation of that building was not reinforced enough to carry multiple loads above the first floor. This is a clear manifestation of lack proper construction planing and weak or no existent building regulations that characterise the construction industry in most African…
From watching the video , it clear that the building was not hit by the flying aircraft above it. So what triggered the collapse of the building?
From the engineering perspective, one plausible explanation could be ,the structure suffered multiple failures due cracks initiated by resonance phenomenon as a result of the sound vibrations from the aircraft that flew very close the structure multiple times. When the frequency of sound from the aircraft matched the natural frequency of the building ,the two frequencies reinforced and strengthened the magnitude of the building ‘s vibrations and therefore initiated cracks which resulted in catastrophic failure of the structure.
Even if the structure failed due to resonance phenomenon, the root cause of the failure was lack of…
Wanzelu
Thats is good Physics. Exactly my thoughts unlike Mushota who just insults. Mushota does not understand anything Physics.
Oh ! Is the number this large ? I thought it was only 15.
I am also considering becoming a prosperity preacher since i have the charisma it takes to convince the masses to donate all their hard earned money.
My heart goes out to the families that have lost relatives in this disaster. Mtsrip
In stead of mourning the dead, you go about blaming them for their donations. You are lucky they are not Zambians.
Two stories were being added to the building without fortifying the foundation of the initial structure. There is a “high probability” this is what caused the collapse.. TB Joshua’s greediness caused the deaths of so many desperate souls… the aircraft was legally doing its routine.
But he didn’t say anything
Awekwena!!Nigeria at it again!!Mailo nifi boko,mailo ni ebola this.Guys what have udone uko kanshi?Too much ama calamities kumwenu why?Mukayelelefye finish pantu ine pa zed ndimu enjoyi.Anyway MTSRIP.
Firstly this is strange because with all the predictions how did the prophet not see this particular disaster, secondly who was taping this video and what convinces them that it is the same aeroplane because viewing it from our angle one can’t tell that it is the same aeroplane or it could ve been other planes flying in the air headed to the same destination , there is an element of taking advantage of people who are in disaray and this is unfortunate and I pray its not the case because if it is one day people who put belief in other human beings more than in God will definitely be shocked
..@Marcus
Firstly, I’m told mostly his ‘eyes’ are always away from synagogue as such his vision and prophesy is usually outside the boundaries of synagogue. Secondly, the recording was done on CCTV….
However, u have a good observation on the aircraft, we haven’t been told how far the airport is from synagogue…it may be a landing route…..
Money making mechanism at work. Now what will be his explanation for the catastrophe on his door step.
blind lead the blind both shall fall in a ditch, blind leaders are the ones who has a large following, check your bible”narrow is the way that leads to life and few walk there in broad is the way that leads to perdition and main walk there in” In the old testament four hundred false prophets against one true prophet Elijah he didn’t even had a large following. this generation is doomed, people can’t see the truth but very quick to approve fake vain prophets.
@wanzelu & Jezus….
….lets wait for official investigation report. It would be criminal negligence and incompetence of the highest order for any reputable construction company to add on floors onto existing building whose foundation was designed/meant for two floors ….who knows maybe the initial design was for five floors but due to inadequate funds they only did two and now that the funds are available, they had to proceed with earlier plans of five floors…also a possibility
I was looking forward to hearing that the construction site manager, the owner of the building and the architect are in custody…..
Your last sentence is very funny for Nigeria. Have you ever been there to observe what those guys get away with IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY??? You watch the space and come back to blog about those managers, architects and owners. By the way, the owner seems to only predict others’ misfortunes and not his own. I be he needs a prophet himself.
Kasusula, hahahah very funny. This case is closed, compensate the families and thats done. No further investigations.
Mushota does not believe in the bible, then what does he believe in?some people are baseless.they exist just because of existing.
It is not a requirement of existence to believe in the Bible. There are millions who dont believe in the Bible or any religious book. Let us not judge people based on our beliefs.
The rescue operation was delayed by the refusal of members of the church to allow emergency workers from NEMA access to the collapsed building.
“The church members were very aggressive and tried attacking emergency responders,” Farinloye said.
Reporters covering the incident were attacked by angry church members, who vandalized a TV camera as a cameraman tried to capture footage of the collapsed building, reporters at the scene said.
Question is ‘Why?’
You simple minded people who told you that a prophet will see and know all things happening as if he is God? It is God who reveals to His servants the prophets what He wants them to hear or see and not they themselves. TB Joshua is not God but God’s servant whether you hate him so much or less. What happened to his building is a satanic attack and God didn’t reveal it to him. Which prophet even in the bible knew and saw everything? No one. Jealousy and hatred will not help you, ok. Full stop.
@Joseph, people on the social media have always suspected this guy TB Joshia is Satanist. Now this is serious Sacrifice! Why are humans so gullible???
It is not a Satanic attack it is just an accident as a result of poor structures. In China he would have been arrested and sentenced to long a long jail term.
@Joseph are you normal? Why are you defending the indefensible. So you wish to attribute incompetence and gullibility to the so-called devil, huh? We went to school to study and get an education so that we do not fall prey to behaviors such as you have just exhibited here. Never blame any deity or nemesis for your own carelessness or that borne out of incompetence.
@Joseph; What’s satan got to do with this. It’s poor workmanship. Period! Poor satan, always being blamed for stupidity!!!
which kind satanic attack b this one ?
Sad state of affairs.
HOW COME THE “PROPHET” NEVER SAW THIS COMING??
Just goes to show, these characters are stealing from Poor people, pretending to be Prophets.
Wanzelu could be right. The building could have collapsed due to resonance. Now here is some physics: An object free to vibrate tends to do so at a specific rate called the object’s natural, or resonant, frequency. (This frequency depends on the size, shape, and composition of the object.) Such an object will vibrate strongly when it is subjected to vibrations or regular impulses at a frequency equal to or very close to its natural frequency (This could have been caused by the plane that flew over the building a multiple times). This phenomenon is called resonance. Through resonance, a comparatively weak vibration in one object can cause a strong vibration in another. There we have it. Now, adding more structure without prior reinforcements could have caused the building vulnerable.
@Monk…
..you need to resonate your resonance theory my friend…..in the absence of terrorist act, it could have collapsed under its own weight…..how about those high rise control towers and general building at the airport itself…??…infact they get subjected to ultimate effect of the Jumbo jets, airbus A380 when taking off…
They just need to do a thorough engineering investigation to include but not limited to geological soil sample test results, foundation(depths/area), type and size of rebar used visa-a-vi design requirements, concrete compression for all tests, design of the building, proof of qualification for all technical personnel involved in construction of the building etc….
For now, no Satanism please….
Scrutinizer, you are very analytical and well grounded. No one should put the blame on the devil who was not part to the construction of the collapsed building until, all facts physical and scientific are examined. Nigerian government must surely have a department that investigates this kind of catastrophe. May The Souls of the departed RIP!
Continuation:
Mechanical resonance can produce vibrations strong enough to destroy the object in which they occur. For example, soldiers marching over a bridge can set up extreme vibrations at the bridge’s natural frequency and shake it apart. For this reason soldiers break step to cross a bridge. Good day gentlemen and not so lady-like Mushota
Too much theories, stick to Practicals
Practicals bring money in the house, Theories bring madness and nothing.
Just a warning with your foot bridge stories
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Remember what Job ( in the Bible ) went through,and it’s only God who knows what caused that building to collapse like that.
Iwe MJK, God didn’t construct that building. That attitude is the reason we have repeat disasters of exactly the same sort and magnitude. I suppose as far as you are concerned the case is closed and we should look to God for mercy against other equally poorly constructed buildings, huh? Really? Honestly? Does it even look ok to you to think that?
Nigeria has a history of shoddy building construction using defective materials due to rampant corruption. Buildings collapsing is a common phenomenon in Nigeria. Did you see the building? It looked to me like it was built by a ‘bush bricklayer’ and a couple of ndaka boys
This is TB Joshua’s own making, he took God for granted and he has paid a heavy price.personally i saw these happening but nobody believed me.why?
Did TB Joshua see this one coming? Lol…
force prophets bali muchaya dont kubeba kuli ba yawe ‘
The earlier they cage TB Liar the better for his gullible fanatical followers. Clearly this guy is a thief maximising his profits by being a “prophet”.
I think it is OK to criticize a personality like TB.
It comes with the territory.
But to defend him? C’mon. What do you know about the man apart from what everyone else knows, huh?
Let him speak in his own defense, not you….outsiders!
God never said there wouldn’t be tribulation! T B Jushua is is true Prophet of God whether you believe it or not. You can talk any how you feel to. Remember that God is God and never a man, he knows the best.
Re-read your post and see if it makes sense!
One would think god would have helped you escape your impending self-contradiction.
People are praying to god and instead of god being happy, he blinds TB whatshisface to the imminent destruction of a part of his church which would result in needless loss of life, and then when the tragedy happens, survivors praise the same chap (god) who should have protected them. The !diocy of Christianity and religion as a whole never ceases to baffle me.
You my dear, speak my mind.
May you live to enlighten more deceived and troubled souls being taken advantage of!
@Dudelove, what you have said illustrates how vices such as slavery, with the assistance of the Bible persisted for such a long time! Ignorance has this ability to baffle with b.u.ll.s.h.it!! Well said there!
Imwe ba reporter. That isn’t a 2 storey building. Count! Ala! I can see 5 floors. Why the prophet never saw this is because the devil put him to sleep. Who else? I bet he was the one piloting that small plane whose mission we will never know until judgement day.
Prophet aipaya abantu. This building was being occupied while works where going on. I guess there could be many nationals who visit for “healing”. I would not be surprised if there is a Zambian among the dead. A number of Zambians like making to pilgrimages to Nigeria to receive ” holy healing water”.
Indeed – Zambians like “icimpwena”. They claim God is omnipresent but they jump on planes to go and seek Him out in Lagos! Whaaat???
@Kasusula what a paradox! If he is everywhere we don’t need to go searching for him. Nanvera
Hands off the prophet!!!!!…..although the building might have been bombarded a close look at the rubble reveals Engineering technical failure as the rubble appear not strong enough to withstand a story building like that.Arrest the Engineer and the consultant
Do you not go to Church, Temple or Mosque to pray? Why if God is omniscience. Because you have to do something to practical to show your faith. So whats wrong with them showing their faith on this man of God?
I always knew you were a witch and an anti-Christ. Thank you for confirming my belief.
just here to read the comments. feel bad tho for the lost lives.
You will be surprised that your “forwardness” will take you to hell, and those who are “backward” will be with Jesus. What shall it profit a man to win all the world and lose his soul? Jesus is real.
No comments until we know what exactly happened
Proverbs 29:11
A fool uttereth all his mind (just like some bloggers above): but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
“Touch not my anointed one and do my prphets no harm.”
I’m very relectant to comment on this because even in the bible times a lot of men of God suffered great tribulation, talk of |Job.
You can’t undestand the mind of God.
TB Joshua is a fake. My wife, a reputable businesswoman in Luanshya, left me after secretly visiting his synagogue in Lagos while I was clearing goods in Dar es Salaam. She gave our entire savings to him in exchange for a bottle of anointing oil. On her return from Lagos, she packed my belongings in boxes and put them in the garage. Contemporaneously with that, she changed the locks on the door. TB JOSHUA RUINED MY LIFE. There is a God. This is his reward for what he did to me. Bana C, I hope you read this. My life is ruined by the way TB Joshua manipulated your mind….and you fell for it!
@ St Jude
I totally agree with you… This Mushota chap is indeed a serious lunatic suffering from diarrhea of the mouth. Growing up abroad in some orphanage has propelled her self ego and self opinionated attitude which disgust alot of people. He or she thinks the observation made are superior to everybody else’s. Such a shameless cunt!!!
Even those who negatively comment or judge, lets just put them in prayer. Please do not curse them because it will happen.
Lets not Judge , but Patient and Prayerful .
JAMES 2:23
When he was insulted he did not answer back with an insult.
When he suffered ,he did not threaten but placed his hopes in God the Righteaus Judge.
May the souls of the departed rest in eternal peace. But this TB Joshua should be held responsible for the deaths. Due to his greed for money and wealth he constructed a poor structure to accommodate his unsuspecting followers to milk them out of their hard earned money while promising to do miracles for them. The story that a plane that hovered over the structure before it caved in was the cause is rubbish. I think for the first time I’m in agreement with Wanzelu on how he has scientifically analyzed the cause. And this is a wake up call for gullible Zambians who frequent the so called miracle centre in Nigeria. Not all that glitters is gold. Kuti mwafwapofye ku chimpwena. Also read the bible and understand it in context. False prophets will arise in the last days.
u people stop judging the Man of God coz the bible says we should not judge others ,i believe he is a true man of God but the devil is at work , he wants to destroy his name .
I pray that one day the prophet will be vindicated.
Statement On South Africans In Synagogue Collapsed Building
Fellow South Africans, I am greatly saddened to announce that 67 South Africans died and scores of others sustained injuries, after a building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations collapsed on Friday, 12 September 2014, in Lagos, in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This is a particularly difficult time for South Africa. Not in the recent history of our country have we had this large number of our people die in one incident outside the country. Our thoughts are with the families, friends and colleagues that have lost their loved ones in this heart-breaking tragedy. The whole nation shares the pain of the mothers, fathers, daughters and sons who have lost their loved ones. We are all in grief. As we mourn this sudden and tragic…
Why humans are so quickly to judge. They have already crucified this man of God if it was up to them he would have been dead as well. Unfortunately nothing will happen the way human wants. God is in charge.
God is stil God
Tb joshua z js a man.he kn also question God on y He ddnt show him before all ths happened.But thats not his job fo he z js a servant of my God,whos mind we cant understand.my bible says ”who kn fathom the mind of God?”none!!i count myself blessed That by His grace m not among the pipo cursing God or tb joshua.i sincerely pity u pipo that r commenting according to ur human understanding becos the enemy has u in his trap.ths world z not abt education or wat human mind think they knw.”we wrestle not against flesh n blood bt against principalities n powers n rulers of ths dark world”.u must understand that evn f the building was constructed wrongly my God z able to sustain t.lets c ths as t z.whether joshua z a fake prophet or not,ths z clearly a statement frm the devil if u…
PATRICIA may my LORD JESUS CHRIST bless u richly in all areas of ur life. TRUE AMEN!
Heavenly Lord(Father) “who gave them life, forgive them they don’t know what they are doing” that’s what JESUS CHRIST said communicating with our LORD YEHOVAH, when the one of soldiers said to Him safe yourself if you can……..a true Spiritual Christian must face challenges, tribullations, hatred, jelous and many problems of this world, but am glad my LORD GOD is in control of everything, THIS FROM ME TO YOU MAN OF GOD T.B JOSHUA i love you and believe everything you do @ SCOAN. This challenge will past and we will gain our respect again and the cause of this MY LORD will raise His right hand and rebuke devil. am glad for this testimony, they will know you, but never understood your works ROMANS 8 : 28 & I JOHN 4 : 4……AMEN!