Reactions have trailed a report detailing how the late Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, widely known as TB Joshua, raped, tortured and confined some of church members into solitary.
An investigative report by the BBC, spanning over two years, said five Britons accused the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) of rape and forced abortions in a secretive Lagos compound spanning almost 20 years.
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Also, the late televangelist was accused of faking his “miracle healings,” which were broadcast to millions of people around the world.
The Synagogue Church of All Nations did not respond to the allegations but said previous claims have been unfounded.
One of the alleged victims, a British woman called Rae, was 21 years old when she abandoned her degree at Brighton University in 2002 and was recruited into the church. She spent the next 12 years as one of Joshua’s so-called “disciples” inside his maze-like concrete compound in Lagos.
Reacting, some X users took to the microblogging platform to express their views on the investigation.
Below are some of such comments:
@mary_dozie wrote: “We have so many relevant issues that need investigation but instead, you chose this. Of what use is it since he is late now? Because we also need to hear from him. Focus on issues that will be of public interest to Nigerians.”
@AnthonyC_Eri: “Let a dead man rest in peace! If you have evidence of allegations levied against Prophet Joshua, come forward with it. We have been hearing these rumours for decades so it’s not new!”
@Bezeley_MBChB1: “Most of these preachers and self proclaimed prophets with massive following are the most wicked human beings but we’re not ready for this conversation. Because most Christians have blurry eyes to a point of worshiping them.”