On Wednesday, April 28, a fire broke out inside the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos’ Ikotun neighbourhood.
The inferno, which began around 6.30 p.m., destroyed the tomb shelter of the late church founder Prophet Temitope Joshua, according to sources.
According to a person who spoke on the condition of anonymity, “The affected property is on Ajisebiri Street, Agodo. The house started burning around 6.30 pm and as I speak with you, fire service officials are trying to put out the fire. The compound of the house is big, so nobody can see what they are doing inside. Also, officials putting out the fire didn’t allow anybody inside.”
Ibrahim Farinloye, the Acting Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the occurrence. He said, “The incident happened at a building belonging to the late pastor. The late pastor usually went there to relax and meditate. Federal fire service officials moved in to put out the fire.”
Margaret Adeseye, the Head of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, confirmed the occurrence, saying the fire damaged the shelter protecting the late pastor’s grave.
“It is confirmed that a section around the tomb of the late pastor TB Joshua caught fire. A shelter was built to cover the tomb because it is an open place, so, it was the shelter that caught fire. But we were able to curtail it and it did not spread beyond where it started from. We have yet to identify the cause of the fire.”
