Ikotun, Lagos State, have been confirmed dead after a stampede on the
church’s premises on Saturday.
to see the church’s General Overseer, Prophet Temitope Joshua, during a
special healing service.
as Emeka Okonkwo and Emmanuel Oherin, the third victim had yet to be
identified.Their corpses were said to have been deposited in a morgue in
the state.
He said, “It was the church’s annual deliverance and healing programme.
Usually at this time, the church becomes a beehive of activities as
people come in their thousands to see the prophet for miracles.
“People lodge in different hotels surrounding the church. And they all arrive at the church very early.
“There
is a canopy on the premises where worshippers are screened before they
see the man of God.“However, on Saturday, after being screened, the
crowd was much and they started struggling through the doorway to see
the prophet. In the process, three people collapsed. They were rushed to
the Isolo General Hospital, where they were confirmed dead.”
phones, adding that the third victim did not have any means of
identification.
“Their families were immediately contacted and they identified them. The
police from the Ikotun division were also contacted,” he added.
the Ikotun Divisional Crime Officer and the Area Commander, Area M,
accompanied them to the mortuary.
church’s website, another official with a foreign accent, denied the
incident.
She said, “Nothing happened on the church premises yesterday. Nobody died. Nobody. Thank you.”
She said, “The story is true. Investigation is ongoing as we await the
result of the autopsy. For now, we are treating the case as sudden and
unnatural deaths.”