Njoku, who reports for The Synogogue Church of
All Nations. Looks like the church is blaming the
building collapse on a strange airplane. They
shared an eerie video purportedly showing a plane
flying over the building before it collapsed. Read
Njoku's report below and watch the video after the
cut...
On Sunday 14th April 2014, Prophet T.B.
Joshua played to his congregation and
Emmanuel TV viewers worldwide shocking
footage captured by security cameras of the
horrific moment a guest-house collapsed
within the church premises.
Joshua, speaking to a packed auditorium of
worshippers seemingly undeterred by the
tragic incident that transpired
days earlier,
began by thanking officials involved in the
extensive rescue operation, as well as
supporters worldwide for their prayers."
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He then recounted the events that preceded
the building collapse at exactly 12:44pm on
Friday afternoon. “I know this is not the right
time to talk,” the cleric started. “I will just
say a little because I don’t want to interfere
with the job of security personnel.”
Joshua narrated how on Friday morning at
approximately 8am, he left the ‘prayer
mountain’ where he ‘lives’ to return to the
church, only to be alerted by phone that
“there was a jet hovering, moving around at
very close range at the mountain which I had
just left.”
Shortly afterwards, he was informed the
plane in question was flying dangerously low
over a particular building within the church
premises. “We are going to show you the
video,” he then announced.
Church members reacted with gasps of
shock and disbelief as a video containing
security footage of the ‘strange airplane’ and
its multiple flights was shown, followed by
the building collapse in less than three
seconds of horror.
Joshua went on to state that after thirty
years residing in Ikotun, Lagos, he had never
witnessed an incident of this nature. “This is
to tell you we have a stable terrain in this
area. I have been in this community for the
past 30 years and no building has collapsed,”
he insisted.
He went on to assure congregants that no
effort was being spared in rescuing the
victims of the tragedy. “As a minister of the
Gospel, our first priority is life – life saving,”
he stated. “There is no compromise in what
we do at all. I am going to leave this for you
to judge.”
He then released a warning that another
similar incident would occur within the
country if proper precautions were not
observed. “Let us believe, educate our
people and be alert. Why? So that our
country will not witness a similar incident in
another place.”
Seeming to speak the minds of congregants,
Joshua went on, “I know you will ask me –
why Synagogue? Don’t forget the spiritual
blessing that God has bestowed on us? A big
head wears a large hat.”
He proceeded to decry the attitude people
had exhibited towards a much-publicised
confession of an alleged Boko Haram
member in The SCOAN in March 2014. “No
matter how long a lie is sustained, truth will
someday prevail,” the cleric admonished.
“We should remember the militant that came
with his group to this church with a bomb.
Upon televising it, they said it was a lie – but
later discovered it to be true. The case is still
with the security.”
He added that the multiple rumours peddled
about Ebola victims dying at The SCOAN and
the alleged ‘salt-water’ cure ascribed to him
that went viral were all attacks against the
church. “They were trying to scare you from
coming to this church. Don’t be scared –
you are not the target, I am the target.”
Joshua stated however that his ‘job’ on earth
was still unfinished. “I knew my hour had not
yet come. I have not yet finished my job.”
He reminded congregants of a message he
had given several weeks earlier that the last
few months of 2014, which he had already
termed ‘The Year Of Crossing The Bridge’,
would contain tragic and calamitous events
as if ‘it were 10 years’. He declared that in
the midst of the unfortunate incident, “God is
on top of the matter” .
Joshua then stated that Divine judgement
would befall the perpetrators of the attack. “I
want to assure you that our God will get
back to them – the agents of satan,” he
authoritatively declared.
Joshua went on to shock congregants the
more by reading out a message he had
received concerning another foiled Boko
Haram plot against The SCOAN. “Man of
God, my name is Emmanuel,” the message
stated. “I have a confession to make. I want
to give my life to Jesus Christ. I am a Boko
Haram member. I came to SCOAN to plant a
bomb but could not do it because of the God
who called you. I went back to Jos with the
bomb which I still have with me now.”
"The reason I am showing you this is for
you to know the God you are serving,”
Joshua explained. “God wants to reveal to
you what He has been doing that you don’t
know about,” he continued, adding that he
knows ‘faithless’ attendees may likely stop
visiting his church.
Joshua concluded by saluting the ‘martyrs’
who lost their lives in the tragic incident,
describing them as people of faith who ‘knew
the God they are serving’.
He insisted that truth would prevail amidst
the conflicting reports arising concerning the
cause of the building’s collapse. “Right from
the beginning of my life, people have been
lying but they still come back to the truth.
That is a good life – for people to lie against
you first before they realise the truth. Here I
am – I leave it for you to judge. I am a
prophet. The security have a job to do.”
Ihechukwu Njoku - freelance Nigerian
journalist
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