Court To Hear TB Joshua’s Prohibition Suit Dec 22

Court To Hear TB Joshua’s Prohibition Suit Dec 22

A LAGOS High Court sitting in Ikeja yesterday fixed December 22, to ‎hear the prohibition suit initiated by the Registered Trustees of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) and its founder, Prophet Temitope Joshua.


The presiding judge, Justice Lateefa Okunnu fixed the date after counsel to SCOAN, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) and counsel to the Lagos State Government,Femi Adamson, had intimated the judge of challenges encountered in the exchange of court processes.

Respondents in the suit filed by SCOAN are the Coroner’s Court of Lagos State and Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe.

  It would be recalled that SCOAN alongside its founder had instituted a suit praying Justice Okunnu for an order of prohibition, against the Coroner’s Court of Lagos State and the presiding magistrate Komolafe from exceeding their jurisdiction in the conduct of coroner’s inquest into the death of unknown persons in the collapsed building within the premises of SCOAN on September 12.

 Also SCOAN wants the Lagos High Court to issue,” an order of certiorari to quash the proceedings of the 1st and 2nd respondents in the conduct of the coroner’s inquest into the death of unknown persons in the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Ikotun Egbe, Lagos on September 12, in suit number CR/AL/01/2014 concerning matters, issues and circumstances other than what directly caused the death of the victims and the manner of their death for having been conducted without or in excess of the statutory jurisdiction of the 1st and 2nd respondents.

“A declaration that the decision of the coroner to summon the applicants to give evidence at a time when no materials were placed before the coroner against the applicants is a breach of the applicants right to fair hearing.”

  It would be recalled that shortly after the SCOAN lawyer had informed the coroner’s court of the presence of the suit before the Lagos High Court, Magistrate Komolafe insisted that Prophet Joshua was not in any way on trial, but insisted that the prophet should endeavor to abide by the laws of the land.

Meanwhile, the Coroner’s court presided over by Komolafe adjourned further hearing till December 15.

Television Continental and Channels media are expected to show their video clips of the events that transpired after the building collapsed.

Source: Guardian