Aftermath of Building Collapse – Religious Tourists Shun T.B.Joshua’s Synagogue Church

T.B.Joshua is still feeling the after effect of the collapse of one of his church lodging buildings which snatched away the lives of about 115 people. The church was a place where people all over the World come from to receive healing and counselling from T.B. Joshua. The premises of the church has been looking bleak and their were no visitors/tourists around the church especially during the recent holidays.


According to a report by Punch,“The Ejigbo-Ikotun Road, a major access to the religious centre, was also free of the typical gridlock that welcomes visitors to the Synagogue.The parking lots were also unoccupied just as roads leading to the car parks and offices were bare.

A security guard said the church was not deserted but affected by the “panic people expressed when there is a disaster at a location.”He said those who were faithful to the church still turned up for programmes as usual.But a resident of the area, Kazim Owolabi, said things had never been the same since the September 12 incident.

Owolabi, who is a part-time hotel agent, said, “I have not brokered any business in the past three weeks. I think a lot of people have misunderstood what is happening here. Somebody even asked me on the telephone whether it is true that the government has taken over the place. Since many people who come from outside Lagos are not sure of the true situation, they called off their appointments.”