2014 Synagogue Church building collapse

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2014 Synagogue Church Building Collapse
Date 12 September 2014
Location Ikotun Egbe, Lagos State, Nigeria
Casualties
115 (dead) [1]

The 2014 Synagogue Church Building Collapse took place on Friday, 12 September, when a guesthouse located within the Synagogue church premises around Ikotun-Egbe area of Lagos State collapsed completely to the ground.[2] The National Emergency Management Agency (NAMA) and other emergency services were criticized for withholding information about the accident and much remained unclear about the number of deaths and their nationalities.

Casualties

Nigerian emergency services refused to release the nationalities of the victims, but other countries have provided some details about those who died. The vast majority of casualties were from South Africa, but the nationalities of dozens of people remained unclear.[1]

Casualties by nationality
NationNumber
 South Africa 84
 Zimbabwe 1
Nationality unknown 30
Total 115

Reactions

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has ordered all church workers away from the scene in-order to properly rescue trapped bodies.[3] The government also claim the church did not get government approval before construction.[4]

Theories

The senior pastor of the church, T. B. Joshua, has linked the tragedy to a strange aircraft wandering above the building shortly before it fell.[5] A video was released on YouTube that allegedly showed the plane hovering around the building before its collapse.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Death toll from Nigerian church collapse hits 115. BNO News. 22 September 2014.
  2. ↑ CHIOMA GABRIEL, EVELYN USMAN & YINKA LATONA (13 September 2014). "Tragedy: Scores die as Synagogue church building collapses". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Synagogue: Fashola orders church staff out". tribune.com.ng. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fashola Visits Synagogue, Mulls Inquiry Into Causes Of Collapse". leadership.ng. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  5. ↑ MICHEAL ABIMBOYE (14 September 2014). "Synagogue Church Tragedy: Pastor TB Joshua Links Building Collapse That Killed 17 People To Strange Aircraft". saharareporters.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Security Footage Of Synagogue Collapse & 'Strange Airplane' Allegedly Behind It". YouTube.