A coroner on
Wednesday has threatened Prophet TB Joshua with arrest if he failed to testify
at an inquest into the deaths of 116 people in a building within his Church
premises.
A Oyetade Komolafe
rejected arguments from Joshua’s lawyers that the televangelist should not be
summoned because he did not directly witness the September 12 tragedy.
About 118 people died when a guest house under construction
within the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) collapsed. Among the dead
were 84 South Africans, and nationals
of other nations.
“The court has the
power to summon whoever it deems necessary to assist it,” Komolafe told the
hearing in the city.
“The counsel should
advise The Prophet to come. The church is not on trial. It’s not a matter of
ego. Nobody is above the law. The court will be fair to all.
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