TB Joshua Synagogue should be prosecuted over building collapse - report

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A Nigerian coroner on Wednesday said a megachurch run by one of Africa's best known preachers, TB Joshua, should be prosecuted over a building collapse last year which killed 115 people, most of them South Africans.

The coroner, Oyetade Komolafe, blamed poor construction work for the collapse of a Lagos church guesthouse on Sept. 12, 2014 and said weak foundations led to the disaster.

"Synagogue Church of All Nations should be investigated and prosecuted by the relevant authorities over the (construction) job for not processing the necessary building permit," Komolafe said in his ruling.

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