TB Joshua’s Followers Attend Sunday Service After BBC Report, Photo Emerges
- As the controversy around the BBC documentary continued, churchgoers at SCOAN stood firm and unbothered
- They maintained their belief in the teachings, stressing that those interviewed by the BBC were unfamiliar with SCOAN's doctrine
- During the church service on Sunday, January 14, the worshippers dismissed the allegations against the cleric, noting, "Real miracles happen here"
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
Despite the three-hour documentary aired by the BBC about the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun Joshua, mostly referred to as TB Joshua, members have continued to express support for the church and its founder.
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Prophet TB Joshua's followers said they would continue to rever the late cleric regardless of the allegations levelled against him.
The BBC documentary on SCOAN
According to the BBC documentary, over two dozen of the church's ex-members shared their accounts of alleged sexual assault, manipulation, and other abuses allegedly committed by the late man of God during his lifetime.
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Reacting, Dare Adejumo, the public affairs director of SCOAN, in a statement, said the BBC documentary was defamatory and individuals the medium had interviewed were not familiar with the church.
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TB Joshua’s followers shun BBC report
However, on Sunday, January 14, the worshippers in their large numbers took part in the church's first Thanksgiving service of the year.
The followers faulted claims made about TB Joshua in a recent BBC documentary.
Reacting to the controversial report on TB Joshua, one of the members identified simply as Isaac, disclosed to The Punch that the documentary was targeted at the late founder’s wife, Evelyn, and to reduced further the church's standard.
He said:
“We are not bothered about the video. We are used to it.”
Another member, who pleaded anonymity, said since the cleric died, the church still exists and delivers people.
The member said:
“Those people claimed that our prophet faked miracles, but that is not true. Real miracle happens here.”
A male trader who claimed to have spent close to 20 years in the church area said the recent report had not negatively impacted the turnout of members so far.
Meanwhile, SCOAN is situated at the Ikotun area of Lagos state.
TB Joshua's SCOAN shut down after BBC documentary? Fact emerges
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the leadership of the SCOAN clarified the rumour that it was closing down.
In a Facebook post shared by the TB Joshua ministries on Sunday, January 14, the wife of the late cleric, Pastor Evelyn Joshua, reportedly debunked the rumour at the church branch in Ondo, adding that SCOAN is a church and not a cult.
Pastor Evelyn maintained that the Synagogue is a church preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and that it would not close down despite the allegation levelled against the late founder of SCOAN.
TB Joshua, 12 other Nigerian pastors involved in sex scandals
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Late TB Joshua has become the latest Nigerian pastor who was accused of sexual misconduct, particularly by the staff who work closely with them.
The BBC documentary about the late cleric made the revelation. The list of Nigerian pastors in the scandal so far has been compiled.
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