The guest house collapsed in September 2014, killing 114 people, many of them South Africans, who traveled to Nigeria for the church’s service in Lagos. The inquiry sat for months and set July 8 for its ruling. In his decision Wednesday, the judge ordered the prosecution of the contractors who constructed the collapsed building. (NAN)
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Let my pastor be pls
Oh!
good for the church
Abeg they should leave this case to rest jawe...its actually going nowhere as we all know.
God knows his own
I think there's more to this collapsed building that is still hidden.. I can't say it for now... I'll comment more later...!
Whichever way.
Linda cogitate
Na wa o
Linda release comments kwa.
Abi you want to chop it?
ok...
O set e! O seti go
D truth must surely prevail....
I hope dis wil b followed accordingly if not it wil b just another story we alwaz hear abt dat was told, and forgot. Let just watch out, and see.
Prosecution of contractors? Y? Abeg that incident was spiritual n tb knows. Make dem park wee
Let this man be please. Haba
Common sense ..it was negligence to building practises ..overloading a building...if it was in the west here ppl will go to jail for this including the prophet who sees everything except the alien jet that attacked his building.
Dis matter still dey ground?
this is getting interesting...
oh! your comment would visible after listening to radio Biafra
Ok
Seen
We hear
What's the point? TB Joshua is going to bribe his way out of this anyways. And why will they prosecute the building contractor? He just did his job. The number of occupants outweighed the recommended numbers allowed. How is that the contractor's fault? The prosecutors are setting themselves up to fail right from the beginning. This makes no sense. The only person that should face trial is TB Joshua alone.
I suppose the contractors are the church members. It is well. Linda take note!
OKAY...TOMJERRYSWIT
HEARD!!!
Very good! I wish judgment was this swift in condemning erring politicians, but we will get there
hmmmmmmmm, let the saga continue. The contractors may not accept the verdict.
Okay seen
#TeamBlessed#
The prosecution should commence immediately. All those lives couldn't have been lost in vain. Someone has to pay.
Good to know that rule of law still prevails in Nigeria. We hope justice will be served in the prosecution of the rogue contractors.
They shud persecute not only the contractors but the entire church..*myopinion*
Few days after the September 12th, 2014 building collapse at the premises of the Synagogue, Church of all Nations (SCOAN), Lagos, Nigeria. There were a lot of conspiracy theories by both government agencies and the press, made-up to mislead the international community and tarnish the reputation of Prophet T.B Joshua and SCOAN. Hearty effort by T.B Joshua’s ministry to rescue the collapse victims, assist the survivals and take care of the deceased families was not acknowledged, rather, they were raising false alarms against the Church, saying, Prophet T.B Joshua must be held responsible for the collapse and be arrested.
Classic evidences from the church’s CCTV footage that showed the manner of the building collapse and photograph evidences from a south African eyewitness that captured the mysterious plane, were downplayed by government agencies and the international media; those evidences have now being classified as ‘conspiracy-theories’ by propagandist desperately making moves to cover-up the SCOAN guest house attack and threat to prophet T.B Joshua’s life.
All the same, I have compiled and want to list out some of the lies now known to be deceitfully fabricated by government agencies and the press to mislead the general public and cause doubt on the position of the church that the building collapse was an attack.
1. Some days after the terror attack on SCOAN guest house, a false report was published by the international media quoting the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LSBCA), Mrs. Abimbola Animashahun Odunayo. She was mentioned to have said that her agency had sealed off the SCOAN guest house days before it collapsed and that the church ignored warnings from the agency to stop construction work on the guest house. This untrue report was a cheap lie because there was no time LSBCA served the church a quit notice to stop construction or seal the building. The truth was that, all letters and contravention notices sent to the church by LSBCA were sent Four to five days after the building had already collapsed. This particular misinformation from the media forced SCOAN to quickly release a press statement to debunk the falsehood.
2. Government rescue agencies came to the collapse site ill-equipped; the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), but went on air to lie to the international community that SCOAN delayed them from entering the site to rescue the collapse building victims. They also alleged that the church members were hostile to them and that the church was not cooperative with them in the rescue operation.
This deception by NEMA and LASEMA, both government agencies was widely published by local and international media prompting a massive outcry from the public hence; unkindly calling for the arrest of T.B Joshua and accusing the church of trying to do cover-up, but the church kept silent and was busy keeping records on the truth. T.B Joshua always says, “No matter how long a lie is sustained, truth will someday prevail” and indeed truth prevailed. CCTV footage presented to the coronal court by SCOAN Chief Security officer and testimonies from other agencies that help with the rescue operation shows that SCOAN did not hinder NEMA/LASEMA from doing their job, but it was SCOAN that spearheaded the rescue operation. The church hired rescue experts and heavy-duty equipment and also provided 11 emergency ambulances that were used to convey victims to the hospitals. Both NEMA/LASEMA that were raising false alarm, came to the collapse site ill-equipped, they were busy taking pictures and conducting interview when people were still trapped under the rubble.
3. As NEMA/LASEMA where busy spreading their version of lies to the international community. A journalist name Mr. Nicholas Ibekwe came next on the scene with his accusation of bribe. Mr. Ibekwe who was on a secret mission to SCOAN, recorded a press conferences Prophet T.B Joshua publicly held with a number of journalists and went on social media to announce to the world that he has proof of Prophet T.B Joshua offering journalist bribe of N50, 000 Naira each to publish reports on the collapsed building on his favor. This accusation by Mr. Ibekwe caused a divided public opinion; he then went on to upload an audio clip he alleged was the proof of Joshua offering the bribe. To the disappointment of those who were already calling for the crucifixion of Prophet T.B Joshua, the audio clip did not prove anything; it become obvious the obsessed journalist was simply making a big deal out of the generosity of Prophet T.B Joshua.
4. During the time witnesses where being called upon to testify in the coronal inquest setup by the Lagos state government to uncover the circumstances and cause of the collapsed guest house, there was a misleading report that was widely published by the international press. The report incorrectly quoted Professor John Obafunwa, a pathologist who led other pathologist in carrying out tests to determine the cause of death of victims of the collapse guest house. The professor was alleged to have ruled out claims of an explosion as the cause of the building collapse, on the basis that none of the collapsed building victims had blast injuries. This deceptive report was intended to deride the position of the church that the collapse was an attack. However, Prof. Obafunwa disclosed that he was mainly concerned with the cause of death of the victims and not the cause of the collapse building and that it would be wrong and beyond his jurisdiction to probe into the cause of the building collapse.
5. Lastly, when the incident just happened, the international community was made to believe that the foundation of the collapsed guest house was designed for just two (2) storey building and the addition of extra four (4) storey building, making a total of six (6) storey building, was done without re-enforcing the foundation of the guest house and this may likely be the possible reason the guest house collapse. This misleading report that was widely published was against the position of the church that the foundation of the building was actually design to carrying more than six (6) storey building. But as of recent, independent investigation done by local and international building experts including, families of the collapse victims on the site of the collapse building has shown that the foundation of the collapse guest house was strong enough to support more than 11 storey building and even till now, the foundation of the collapse guest house is still solid and intact; there is no sign of crack or stress on the foundation.
So far so good, time has continued to vindicate SCOAN and Prophet T.B Joshua from any wrong doing. Even the report that alleged SCOAN had no government approval from the collapsed building has being established to be technically untrue because the church has already paid over N20million naira to the Lagos state government for the building approval and the approval for the building was being processed when the guesthouse collapse.
The ill motive behind these spurious lies listed in the article has added to the already general suspicion that the collapse guesthouse was part of an elaborate plot by some group of powerful elite with influence in government and the world media to spark Prophet T.B Joshua’s ‘downfall’, for a reason best known to the plotters and I hope at the end of this turmoil, justice takes its cause.
A witness representing the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Engineer Dr. Victor Oyenuga has told the coroner that the collapse of the building belonging to The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) was not as a result of a faulty foundation.
The Engineer made this submission while being cross-examined by counsel to The SCOAN, Olalekan Ojo who also pointed out to the witness that most aspects of the COREN report were based on probabilities rather than facts. Responding to the observation of Mr. Ojo, the witness agreed that several of the submissions contained in the report were based on assumptions.
A geotechnical engineer, Dr. Joseph Ibikunle Folayan, has told the coroner that there is no evidence to prove the collapsed Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) building was caused by a faulty or failed foundation.
He argued that his investigations show the foundation has remained solid even months after the incident, an indication that the engineers followed due process.
While undergoing cross-examination by counsel to the Lagos State Government, Akingbolahan Adeniran, Engineer Afolayan was categorical in his submission.
‘The collapse of the building of the Synagogue Church did not occur as a result of foundation failure,’ he told the court. ‘There could not have been overloading because the strength of the soil, based on the exhibits before the court, can carry that load.’
He said as an expert, his findings at the site showed that the soil and the foundation of the ill-fated building met international standards.
Engr. (Dr) Joseph Ibikunle Folayan, a US-trained geo-technical engineer, told the coroner that after visiting the site of the collapsed building, there were no signs whatsoever to suggest that the building’s foundation failed.
“What I saw when I visited the scene of the collapsed building did not in any way suggest that it collapsed due to foundation failure,” Folayan, who has over 50 years of experience in his field, told the court.
An explosives expert and researcher, Mr. Biedomo Paul Iguniwei has tendered a research paper requested by the coroner before the Lagos court investigating the cause of the collapsed building at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations(SCOAN) last year.
In the research paper, which was equally made available to newsmen, Mr. Iguniwei still insists that the building collapse was caused by an infrasonic weapon fired at the church by the aircraft that hovered over the building several times.
Arguing that the position of the Lagos State Government which tends to support structural defect as cause of the collapse is baseless, he observed that scientific evidence coupled with the CCTV footage of the collapse suggest the building collapsed due to high energy infrasound absorption.
A lot of questions should be ask on this including
Who was the contractor? A registered contractor(company) or yet another hungry individual?
Is there any singed guaranty before the building commenced?
All these questions must be answered if the case goes to court.
Noted
Good judgement
UNA SURE SAY NO BE RITUAL THEM TAKE THEM DO?
Another episode of tins fall apart...
hope dis wil b followed accordingly if not it wil b just another story we alwaz hear abt dat was told, and forgot. Let just watch out, and see.
Chibuzor igwah..... Thank U so much, God will shower more blessings in ur lyf. Gud write up Bro kudos !.EMMANUEL.
This is a good judgment no doubt. Had the coroner ruled otherwise, one could safely say yet another tragic triumph of impunity. The office of the public prosecutor in Lagos should continue from where the coroner stopped. There is certainly no conspiracy theory anywhere no matter what propaganda SCOAN tries to spread. The Lagos Govt certainly has nothing to benefit from this case save for the fact that it is fighting impunity championed by SCOAN and its leaders embarrassed by the collapse.
Hope ur iman has revealed 2 ur dat u r a hell candidate if nt he's fake
I weep for Nigeria. This is a nation that anyone with the Right connection can get away with just anything. People must think that we are all fools in this country.
There are basic and simple questions that will set the records straight.
1. Was there an approved plan by relevant regulating agencies before the commencement of construction?
2. If the answer to 1 above is yes, was the building being constructed according to the approved plans?
3. Mr. Chibuzor Igwah stated above that a certain amount of money had been paid into the purse of Lagos state for building approval. Is payment for a building approval tantamount to securing a building approval?
4. All this claim of an attack by a plane could easily have been substantiated by SCOAN asking the coroner to invite the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and or other relevant aviation regulating agency(s) to proove whether there was such flight around SCOAN premises or not. Where and did the supposed aircraft took off and where and when did it landed? Or are we saying that things are so bad in Nigeria such that an aircraft could enter and leave Nigeria airspace undetected?
Mr Chibuzor Igwai, his co travellers and sponsors and others making life hell on earth for Nigerians, making money from the misery of Nigerians and living large at the expense of Nigerians I just want to remind you that whatever has a beginning must definitely have an end. One day monkey go go market, e no go return.
BE WARNED!
r u sure u av a pastor wth dat pix? guess u r ur own pastor. get a life.
My exact thought!!!
I totally agree with you and I have every reason to believe that this Chibuzor of a man is paid by tb Joshua.
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