On September 12th at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) a great tragedy had happened. A large building collapsed and killed dozens of people.
According to official source, SCOAN had 3 different buildings in the past. And all of them collapsed due to some strange circumstances:
“The physical structure of The SCOAN has gone through different stages. Each stage served a purpose! Before moving to our present position, The SCOAN has had three previous locations. The roof of the first church was blown off by a storm, the second church was washed away by a flood while the third church also collapsed due to severe weather conditions. Shall we say all these happened without God’s knowledge? No. In every situation, God is still saying something. Today, The SCOAN is an architectural masterpiece located in the heart of Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos.”
The building basically had only two floors. But later there was made 3 more. It serves as a guest-house for people who travelled to visit Synagogue Church. During the collapse more than 80 people died.
Nigerian pastor TB Joshua on Sunday September 21 said he would go to South Africa to meet families and survivors of a church collapsed.
According to the current information nearly 349 South Africans were visiting Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos when the collapse occurred.
Joshua told the congregation during his weekly morning service that he “will be travelling to South Africa to meet people from South Africa and other nations who find South Africa easier to visit, in memory of martyrs of faith”.
Joshua also observed a minute silence “in memory of martyrs of faith”.
President Goodluck Jonathan visited the church on Saturday. He promised to do everything possible to investigate the reasons of this tragedy.
About 30 South Africans are believed to be still in hospital in Lagos. Authorities promised to transport them back home as soon as possible.
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