TB Joshua exposé: How the pastor covered up fatal Lagos building collapse - BBC News

New evidence suggests TB Joshua hid bodies and used intimidation to cover up the scale of the disaster.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AFPImage caption, TB Joshua (above) always said the collapse was caused by a mysterious planeBy Charlie Northcott & Tamasin FordBBC Africa EyeThe BBC has unearthed new evidence the late Nigerian megachurch leader TB Joshua hid dead bodies and intimidated families, to cover up his role in the collapse of a building which killed at least 116 people at his church in 2014.

The collapse is one of the worst disasters to ever strike a place of worship in Africa.

The BBC's investigation is the first time insiders from TB Joshua's Synagogue Church of All Nations (Scoan) in Lagos have presented evidence of what caused the incident nearly 10 years ago, and of how the pastor allegedly orchestrated a cover-up.

It follows evidence uncovered by the BBC of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of one of the world's biggest Christian evangelical churches.

Two days after the collapse on 12 September 2014, TB Joshua publicly said it was linked to an aircraft that flew over the building used to house visiting pilgrims.

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