TB Joshua raped and tortured worshippers, BBC investigation alleges
Late TB Joshua
What you need to know:
- Dozens of ex-Synagogue Church of all Nations members—five British—allege that for over 20 years, the late Joshua committed atrocities, including rape and forced abortions, in his secretive Lagos Compound.
Could Prophet TB Joshua be resting in peace? Well, that is a question that the living cannot answer.
A BBC documentary released on January 8, 2024, has revealed widespread abuse and torture allegedly committed by the founder of one of the world's biggest Christian evangelical churches.
Dozens of ex-Synagogue Church of all Nations members—five British—allege that for over 20 years, the late Joshua committed atrocities, including rape and forced abortions, in his secretive Lagos Compound.
Joshua, one of Africa’s most influential religious leaders and richest pastors, had the world at his feet during his lifetime.
He was the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, a 12-storey building situated in Ikotun, Lagos State, where he lived alongside many of his followers.
Joshua was popular for his miracles, which ‘delivered’ people—followers and visitors—any ailment, ranging from cancer and HIV/AIDS to chronic migraines and blindness.
The healings performed by the self-prophesied Man of God Joshua caught the attention of a far-reaching global audience among evangelical churches throughout Europe and Africa in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Many of his followers were drawn by his philanthropy, but most came for his so-called miracles.
The Synagogue Church of All Nations did not respond to the allegations but said such previous claims have been unfounded.
The BBC’s two-year investigation, in collaboration with an international media platform, Open Democracy, involved more than 15 BBC journalists across three continents.
The BBC investigation centered around allegations of sexual assault, physical abuse, solitary confinement, and fake miracles, amongst others.
Numerous women say they were sexually assaulted by Joshua, with a number claiming they were repeatedly raped for years inside the compound.
Multiple allegations of forced abortions inside the church followed the alleged rapes by Joshua, including one woman who says she had five terminations
