Preacher TB Joshua denies lack of co-operation after fatal building collapse
Rescue workers complained of a lack of co-operation from the church, which included preventing emergency services from accessing the site until Sunday NIGERIAN preacher TB Joshua on Thursday broke his silence over a building collapse that killed 80 at his Lagos megachurch but denied lack of co-operation and stuck to his theory of possible aerial sabotage.The popular televangelist, known as "The Preacher" or "The Man of God" to his thousands of followers in Nigeria and around the world, also indicated that other overseas nationals were involved.President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said that 67 of his compatriots were killed when a guesthouse for foreign followers of the Synagogue Church of All Nations came down last Friday.The death toll from the tragedy climbed after 10 more bodies were pulled from among the twisted metal and shattered masonry of the building on the sprawling church compound.Mr Joshua had not directly commented on the deaths and had only published Bible quotations on his...
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