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BBC Unravels Late TB Joshua’s Atrocities
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has announced plans to release a three-part investigative documentary uncovering alleged atrocities and sexual crimes linked to the late Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, also known as TB Joshua.
Scheduled for release on January 8, the documentary explores claims made by approximately 30 ex-members and employees of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN).
Recall that TB Joshua passed away on June 5, 2021.
In the unveiled three-part documentary, the secretive life of the late founder of SCOAN was exposed, uncovering accounts of abuse, harassment, rape, manipulation, and orchestrated miracles.
According to sources interviewed by the BBC, despite being aware of these allegations, the church purportedly failed to conduct any investigations.
Allegations of sexual crimes are reported to have spanned more than twenty years.
A segment of the documentary uncovered SCOAN’s efforts to conceal the truth surrounding the collapse of one of its guesthouses in 2014 from its members.
The documentary highlighted a video repeatedly aired on Emmanuel TV, displaying a brief clip of the structure with an object resembling an aircraft flying overhead.
According to a source who lost her daughter in the collapsed building, “On television, they were showing us the building had been bombed,” reflecting the misinformation provided to the congregation.
Situated in the Ikotun-Egbe area of Lagos State, SCOAN evolved from a local evangelical church into a multimillion-dollar establishment drawing worshippers globally.
Disputing the aircraft story told to members, Emmanuel, a former aide to TB Joshua, asserted to the BBC that the church concealed a structural flaw.
Rae, a British church attendee and disciple, supported this claim, stating that the building’s foundation was inadequate for the constructed floors.
Additionally, she mentioned that despite expert advice, Joshua persisted in raising the building.
In the documentary, Emmanuel, another SCOAN worker, revealed that they were instructed not to disclose their knowledge about the building’s issues.
Despite awareness of the problem, SCOAN managed it internally. The church compensated victims’ families with cash, which some perceived as “hush money.”
According to a church worker involved in distributing the compensation in South Africa, TB Joshua instructed them to advise families against speaking to the media.
Allegedly, the worker stated that Joshua personally threatened those who declined the compensation.
Rae characterized the building collapse as a typical example of the cover-ups prevalent in TB Joshua’s regime, acknowledging the enormity of the incident, making it nearly impossible for him to suppress.
Rae said “The building collapse is a good example of everyday life under TB Joshua. It is just a series of cover-ups. It is just this was so big it was almost impossible for him to make it go away,”
The BBC found that people were dismembered under the rubble and dead bodies were transferred in SCOAN ambulances to shield the reality of the disaster from the press to protect both the image of the church and TB Joshua.
Survivors of TB Joshua’s sexual exploitation narrated how they were manipulated and silenced even when they knew the relationship they had with “daddy” was abusive.
These women were part of TB Joshua’s discipleship.
Multiple women narrated how he molested and raped them. A few women who resisted his assault at first were threatened into submission, one of the women told the BBC.
TB Joshua told the women he was sexually assaulting them for their salvation, all the women said.
These women joined the synagogue when they were teenagers and spent years before finally leaving.
A woman identified as Abisola said she was in the church for 14 years and was raped throughout her stay. When the women get pregnant as a result of being raped many times, they were forced to get an abortion in a dingy clinic inside the synagogue.
One of the women said “We went into his room and I stood there. He said ‘off your clothes’ so I removed my clothes he just pointed so I lay down and then he raped me. He broke my virginity. I was screaming and he was whispering in my ears that I should stop acting like a baby. I was 17 years old. I was underage.”
According to a source within the miracle department interviewed by the BBC, the documentary exposed the church’s practice of orchestrating and magnifying miracles televised to the public.
Individuals were allegedly instructed to exaggerate their ailments to facilitate healing and then embellish their healing experiences to demonstrate that it was “perfected by God.”
Rae asked “You’ve got this man who positioned himself as a father with many children and went on to rape, abuse, and molest all these people who call him daddy. How is somebody like that permitted to walk free.”
Peter Obi has condemned the reported killing of some Nigerians abducted in Borgu, Niger State, saying the country must never normalise the killing of its citizens.
Obi made this known in a statement released via X on Wednesday, where he described the reports emerging from Borgu as increasingly difficult to comprehend and deeply painful.
He recalled that on August 27, he had expressed his anguish over the reported abduction of about 600 Nigerians, including women, children and elderly people, alongside the killing of others.
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According to him, his anguish has deepened following continuing reports of the gruesome killing of some of those abducted, while many others remain unaccounted for.
Obi also referred to another disturbing incident in which a bandit group reportedly beheaded a Nigerian and sent his severed head to a community leader over a ₦50 million levy.
“If the reported killing was intended to increase pressure on the community and extract more money for those still being held, then we must recognise the terrible reality before us: human life is being deliberately turned into a bargaining instrument,” he said.
The former Anambra State governor said one person being killed to terrorise an entire community while others are kept alive as hostages for more ransom amounts to the systematic devaluation of human life.
“These are not statistics. They are Nigerians. They are mothers, fathers, children, brothers, sisters and elderly people,” Obi said.
He questioned how long the country would continue to accept the kidnapping of hundreds of citizens, killings, criminal levies, displacement and ransom payments as unavoidable features of Nigerian life.
Obi said insecurity also affects families, farms, businesses, education and public confidence in government.
He called for intelligence-led operations, stronger community security, rapid response, better coordination and equipment for security forces, effective border protection and sustained action against criminal networks.
“The primary responsibility of government is the security and welfare of its citizens,” he said.
“While politicians prepare for elections, Nigerians are asking for something more fundamental: the right to live.”
Obi urged the government to match prayers with action, insisting that no criminal group should determine who lives or dies anywhere in Nigeria.
“Every Nigerian life matters. Every victim deserves justice. Every community deserves protection. Nigeria must restore security, justice, and the dignity of human life,” he added
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for Nigeria to become more affordable, saying families across the country are being stretched by the rising cost of basic necessities.
Atiku made the call on Wednesday after receiving former First Lady Aisha Buhari, whose visit he described as warm and deeply appreciated.
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According to Atiku, the visit was also a reminder of the urgent responsibility before those seeking a better Nigeria: to put the welfare, dignity and future of Nigerians first.
“Across our country, families are being stretched by the rising cost of food, transport, education, healthcare and other basic necessities,” Atiku said.
He said Nigerians deserve an economy that rewards hard work, restores opportunity and allows every family to live with dignity and hope.
“That is the Nigeria we must build together, a country that works for its people again,” he said.
Atiku added “We must ease the burden, restore hope and Make Nigeria Affordable Again.”
Former Anambra State Governor and NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said Nigerian youths should not have to leave the country before their talents are recognised or their dreams become achievable.
Obi stated this in a statement released on Wednesday as he concluded a four-day working visit to the United States.
According to him, the visit provided an opportunity to engage with prominent personalities and discuss issues concerning Nigeria, the United States and the future of Nigeria’s youthful population.
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Obi said one of the most fulfilling parts of the visit was meeting young Nigerian professionals in the US, including doctors, lawyers, engineers, technology professionals, entrepreneurs, educators and business leaders.
He said many of them were excelling in their respective fields while remaining committed to the development of Nigeria.
“My message to them was simple: you are not outsiders to Nigeria’s future; you are an important part of it,” Obi said.
He described the knowledge, experience and innovation of Nigerians in the diaspora as “enormous national assets,” stressing the need to build a country that welcomes their contributions and provides every Nigerian with a meaningful opportunity to participate in national development.
Obi said his vision of a “New Nigeria” was one where “the son or daughter of a nobody can become somebody without knowing anybody,” adding that a person’s background should not determine their destination.
He also called for Nigeria to move from consumption to production, while investing in education, healthcare and human capital, supporting businesses, creating productive jobs and building an economy that gives young Nigerians reasons to believe in their future at home.
“Our young people should not have to leave Nigeria before their talents are recognised or their dreams become possible,” he said.
Obi also disclosed that he engaged with diaspora media, including NoireTV Network and Adeola Talks, during the visit, where he shared his views on building a more productive, secure and prosperous Nigeria.
Describing the visit as fulfilling, Obi said the work of building the country must continue.
“Our challenges are great, but our potential is greater. We have the people, the talent, and the resources to build a country where opportunity is not determined by who you know or where you come from, but by what you can contribute,” he said.
“That is the Nigeria we must build together — a Nigeria that works for everyone.
“A New Nigeria is POssible.”
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