T.B Joshua Threatened With Arrest After Failing To Appear In Court For 2nd Time

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Still on the topic of the collapsed Synagogue building, T.B Joshua has failed to appear in court for the second consecutive time after he was summoned by the coroner to testify regarding the tragedy which claimed 116 lives.

For this, the coroner, Oyetade Komolafe, has threatened to sanction his arrest after he (T.B Joshua) failed to show up on November 5th and 19th.

Komolafe said:

“We don’t want the impression to be created that The Prophet is avoiding the court. Any of the witnesses who is not in court today will be arrested. I think the court has been lenient enough.”

However, after the hearing, Joshua's lawyer, Olalekan Ojo, told reporters that:

 “We have gone to the high court to challenge the jurisdiction of the coroner to issue a witness summons. The coroner has unconsciously exceeded his jurisdiction in that he has started inquiring into matters that are not causative of deaths.

"The Prophet has respect for the law of the land and will not do anything that will hurt the law. If at the end of the day, it is appropriate for the Prophet to appear, he will be in court.

"We do not intend to abuse the legal process. Besides, the Prophet has a milk of human kindness. He is still grieving over the horrendous loss of lives. Coming to court is not proper. It is not a good way of showing respect for the dead.”