Tragedy As Scores Feared Dead, Over 20 Trapped In T.B Joshua’s Synagogue Church Of All Nations

              

Tears and wailing were profound now at a scene of a building collapse near the headquarters of T.B. Joshua's Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ikotun, Lagos which collapsed today around 1pm reports odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com.

The six-floor structure is under construction, trapping scores of people even as many were feared killed.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the building, a guesthouse for foreign members of preacher TB Joshua's Synagogue Church of All nations came down in the Ikotun area of the city.

Odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com reports that over 20  people have been pulled from the wreckage of the six-floor structure.

Lagos State Emergency Management Authority Public Relations Officer, Friday Adeboayo, confirmed recovery of about15 dead bodies while unofficial sources said 20 have been recovered.

TB Joshua, known as "The Prophet", is one of Nigeria's most famous preachers and televangelists with thousands of followers across the world, attracted by his purported healing powers and prophecies and  his church "hosts thousands of national and international visitors" every year.

"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," states the site.

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