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| People search for survivors after a church building collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria |
The people shown in this photograph are looking for survivors. It's reported that at least 44 people were crushed to death when a large church, home to a famous Nigerian Preacher, collapsed in Lagos. While searching, there were "130 rescued from the rubble of the collapsed guesthouse at Synagogue, Church Of All Nations," spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, told CNN. The building came down Friday afternoon after work on three additional floors. Reporters covering the incident were attacked by angry church members, who vandalize a TV camera while trying to capture footage of the building. Joshua told Nigerian newspapers Sunday that a low-flying aircraft had been repeatedly circling the building and may have been responsible for the buildings collapse. A reporter noted that two stories were added to the building without fortifying the foundation of the initial structure. Joshua, also known as "The Prophet" because of his self-acclaimed healing powers and prophecies, has a large following among Nigerians and followers across the world. Joshua's church attracts thousands of followers who attend every week to listen to his sermons.
I disagree on this. If Joshua is claiming that one of the low flying aircraft caused the collapse of the building, is he hinting that it was an attack? Couldn't it have collapsed because of natural reasons? The church did not look sturdy from the start.
ReplyDeleteIf Joshua suspects the low aircraft flying around the church but if it just did that then it might be it's fault or not. It can either be the church with the unstable two extra floors but I most likely believe it's the foundation if the building wasn't stable enough to support it.
ReplyDeleteI think that the aircraft scenario is an excuse. Joshua probably does not want to take blame for the fact that he did not have the money to afford better fortification before adding the extra floors. I can see why he would use the excuse to protect his reputation.
ReplyDeleteAgreeing with Joseph, Joshua is most likely just trying to use the fact that the planes were flying about and around as a cover up excuse. Him being known as a "prophet", he wouldn't want any blame to taint his holy reputation to the Church. His many followers could possibly turn their heads away from him for the several deaths that occurred.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Joseph claiming the aircraft scenario as an excuse to cover up the reality of the situation. Members of the church believe everything Joshua says because he is considered a Prophet, therefore it is not necessary to question him. Many reporters claim people in the community were trying to hide the evidence and get them to leave by vandalizing their equipment. The people of the church were trying to build an additional three levels on top of the church, without any regards to safety. They started building without fortifying the first level, thus making the foundation weak and causing it to collapse. Therefore, there were a high number of deaths due to the church collapsing because of a poor foundation, not a result of a low flying air craft.
ReplyDeleteThis disaster likely occurred because of the weak foundation and not because of some low flying aircraft. Seeing as it would be a blow to his pride, Josh probably didn't want to take responsibility for his carelessness and inability to provide a more stable structure; thus, there's a high possibility that he simply used the aircraft as a cover up for the destruction. Furthermore, like Jackie said, the reporters encountered opposition to their spectating. This could be because Joshua's religious community regards him as a highly significant figure, so it would then be rude to come out and oppose them. Either way, there seems to be some denial going on here.
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