And of course it wasn't going to be long before controversial and famous pastor T.B Joshua appeared in the news again! But who would be able to guess the reason for his appearance this time?
A guest house owned by The Synagogue Church of all Nations; which was founded by T.B Joshua himself, came crashing down in September 2014 killing about 114 people in the process. Many of these people were South African citizens who had travelled to Lagos for a particular service but unfortunately, many of them were also the breadwinners and back bones of their families. As a result, in an attempt to compensate the families of the deceased, T.B Joshua made plans to give the family of each victim N750,000 while Kirsten Nematandani, the church's spokesperson, visited and counselled each of the affected families.
Moreover, all this was not enough as the church has just been charged for negligence, following a coroner's inquest instituted by the Lagos state government. After months of the case sitting in the courts, today, on Wednesday 8th July 2015, the judge has ordered that the contractors who constructed the collapsed building be prosecuted.
Oosh, a lot of wahala and a large burden being passed from head to head but we would like to know, who do you think should take responsibility for this great tragedy??
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