Lagos State Government may Prosecute Prophet T.B Joshua

It looks like Synagogue leader T.B
Joshua will be prosecuted by the
Lagos State Government over the
collapse of his building on
September 12th that left more than
115 people dead.
According to Punch, the state
government has set up a coroner of
inquest for the purpose of
investigating the cause of the
building collapse.
This was made known in a
statement credited to the Lagos
State Attorney General and
Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ade
Ipaye, on Sunday.
According to the statement, Ipaye
had instigated the coroner’s inquest
pursuant to Section 15 of the Lagos
State Coroner’s System Law No. 7 of
2007.
The coroner of inquest, headed by
Magistrate O. A. Komolafe, has been
charged with the duty of
establishing the cause of the
collapse of Synagogue’s six-storey
building that killed no fewer than
115 persons.
Ipaye, who spelt out the
responsibility of the coroner, said its
final submission might necessitate
the institution of a criminal charge
against the church.
The commissioner was quoted to
have
said, “The law requires the verdict
of a coroner, as certified in writing,
to be forwarded to the State
Attorney General and such verdict
may form the basis of criminal
prosecution depending on the
evidence collected.
“The coroner in this case is
Magistrate O. A. Komolafe, who also
sat as coroner in the Dana Air Crash
case.
He is expected to announce his
sitting or visitation schedules and
other details and to hold the inquest
at the premises of the High Court of
Lagos State, Oba Akinjobi Way,
Ikeja.
“In doing this, he (Komolafe) has all
the powers of a magistrate to
summon and compel the attendance
of witnesses, including medical
examiners, and require them to give
evidence, produce documents or
present other relevant materials.”
Source: Punch