The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that a part of the residence of the late Pastor T.B Joshua, including the shelter for his tomb, was gutted by fire on Wednesday, April 28.
Microsecondnews reported earlier today that there was a fire incident at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in the Ikotun area of Lagos on Wednesday, affecting the tomb of the late founder of the church.
According to reports, the fire which started around 6.30 pm, damaged the tomb shelter of the late founder of the church Prophet Temitope Joshua.
Confirming the incident, the Acting Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, 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.”
Also confirming the incident, the Head, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Margaret Adeseye, said the fire affected the shelter covering the late pastor’s tomb.
“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.”
