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Nigeria preacher Joshua links guesthouse collapse to plane | Nigeria preacher Joshua links guesthouse collapse to plane |
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TB Joshua, one of Nigeria's best known preachers, has linked a small plane circling over a church guesthouse in Lagos to its subsequent collapse. | TB Joshua, one of Nigeria's best known preachers, has linked a small plane circling over a church guesthouse in Lagos to its subsequent collapse. |
At least 40 people died when the two-storey guesthouse for members of the Synagogue Church of All Nations collapsed on Friday. | |
There is no official comment. Local officials have said additional floors were being added to the structure. | There is no official comment. Local officials have said additional floors were being added to the structure. |
Mr Joshua - also known as the Prophet - regularly preaches to vast crowds. | Mr Joshua - also known as the Prophet - regularly preaches to vast crowds. |
The popular televangelist says a small plane had circled over the building four times before it collapsed on Friday afternoon and it may have been an attempt to kill him. | The popular televangelist says a small plane had circled over the building four times before it collapsed on Friday afternoon and it may have been an attempt to kill him. |
"It was yesterday, Friday, as I was praying; they came to call me that there was an airplane hovering over the church. They said it is like it wanted to land," his statement said. | "It was yesterday, Friday, as I was praying; they came to call me that there was an airplane hovering over the church. They said it is like it wanted to land," his statement said. |
He said about 30 minutes later, it came over the building several times. | He said about 30 minutes later, it came over the building several times. |
"About five minutes after, the building came down." | "About five minutes after, the building came down." |
He gave journalists a CCTV video clip of the alleged plane, urging them "to use their discretion to write on what they saw". | He gave journalists a CCTV video clip of the alleged plane, urging them "to use their discretion to write on what they saw". |
Rescue officials say 130 people were pulled out of the rubble - some are being treated in local hospitals. Many foreigners are believed to have been there at the time. | |
Mr Joshua's services, at a mega-church in Lagos's Ikotun district, are known for attracting thousands of people. | Mr Joshua's services, at a mega-church in Lagos's Ikotun district, are known for attracting thousands of people. |
Followers in Nigeria and abroad believe he has the gifts of healing and prophecy. | Followers in Nigeria and abroad believe he has the gifts of healing and prophecy. |
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