The death of Prophet TB Joshua, founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), is leaving some South African families feeling hopeless.
TB Joshua who is also the founder of Christian television station, Emmanuel TV, died on Saturday, shortly after a church programme in Lagos.
In 2014 a section of his church building collapsed, killing about 100 people, 80 of whom were South Africans.
A Benoni woman, who doesn’t want her name disclosed, told Eye Witness News that she lost her 23-year-old daughter in the incident.
“She was my princess. If he had told us the real story, we would’ve had closure. I know all the families want closure.”
According to her, it was painful seeing so many reports praising Joshua because, in her view, he never took accountability for the tragedy or even disclosed what really happened that day.
She and other families filed a civil suit in 2019, which is still before the courts. She said when Joshua received word of this, he offered the claimants R50,000.
“I refused and he said ‘I will give you double the money,’ I still refused. You know, he was so furious to the extent that he started threatening me that he will deal with me and that I will lose all my family members.”
With TB Joshua gone, she’s now pinning her hopes for closure and justice on Nigerian authorities.