Stampede kills 3 in Synagogue church-otf era

- Three worshippers have died at the
Synagogue Church of all Nations, Ikotun,
Lagos state
- They died due to a stampede on the
church’s premises on Saturday, December
10
- The victims were part of the crowd
struggling to see Prophet Temitope Joshua
A report by The Punch indicates that three
worshippers have died at the Synagogue
Church of all Nations, Ikotun, Lagos state.
Prophet TB Joshua, General Overseer of the
Synagogue Church
According to the report, the victims died due
to a stampede on the church’s premises on
Saturday, December 10 while struggling to
see the church’s general overseer, Prophet
Temitope Joshua.
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Two of the victims were identified as Emeka
Okonkwo and Emmanuel Oherin, wehile the
third victim had yet to be identified as at the
time of the report.
Their corpses have since been deposited in a
mortuary.
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An eyewitness, who spoke on the condition
of anonymity, said the stampede occurred
around 4.30am.
His words: “It was the church’s annual
deliverance and healing programme. Usually at
this time, the church becomes a beehive of
activities as people come in their thousands to
see the prophet for miracles.
“People lodge in different hotels surrounding
the church. And they all arrive at the church
very early.
“There is a canopy on the premises where
worshippers are screened before they see the
man of God.
“However, on Saturday, after being screened,
the crowd was much and they started
struggling through the doorway to see the
prophet. In the process, three people collapsed.
They were rushed to the Isolo General
Hospital, where they were confirmed dead.”
Another source quoted in the report stated
that two of the victims were identified
through their phones, while the third victim
did not have any means of identification
“Their families were immediately contacted
and they identified them. The police from the
Ikotun division were also contacted,” the
source said.
The police public relations officer, Dolapo
Badmos, however, confirmed the incident,
adding that investigations were ongoing.
“The story is true. Investigation is ongoing as
we await the result of the autopsy. For now,
we are treating the case as sudden and
unnatural deaths,” she said.
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The incident happened barely 24 hours after
Reigners Bible Church, located along Uyo
Village road, collapsed in Akwa Ibom state
killing up to 200 people.
Governor Udom Emmanuel escaped unhurt as
the building collapsed 30 minutes after he
arrived the church premises.