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How T.B Joshua Saved Us from S’Africa, Returnees Claim

- Kayode Fasua

Some victims of xenophobic violence in South Africa recounted their ordeal at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), saying the sight of Prophet T.B Joshua shedding tears on television forced the country’s government to intervene and stop the attacks.

Some returnees from South Africa gave the account at the SCOAN headquarte­rs in IkotunEgbe, Lagos where they converge to appreciate the founder for his timely interventi­on.

Speaking with journºalis­ts, the returnees claimed that they received informatio­n that South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa was moved by the sight of Prophet Joshua shedding tears on Emmanuel TV, over the attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa.

One of the returnees, Mr. Uche Nwaoc has aid :“We just returned from South Africa voluntaril­y. I do not even know where the problem of Africans attacking Africans came from.

“We all agreed to come here to appreciate Prophet T.B. Joshua and what Emmanuel partners have been doing in our lives. We do not joke with his prophecies. We always watch Emmanuel TV.

“That was what saved us. The tears that Prophet T.B. Joshua shed last Sunday during the live Sunday Service broadcast saved many lives. It reduced the catastroph­e. After the Sunday Service where Prophet Joshua shed tears, there was calm everywhere. The police and politician­s were confused.

“We particular­ly gathered that President Ramaphosa was moved by the tears shed by the man of God and he promptly waded in, mandating the security agencies to halt the madness.

“We took the opportunit­y of the calm to board the plane and head back to Nigeria. Many Nigerians are still coming. They don’t want us. We can see that.”

Lamenting his misfortune, Nwaocha also said, “I was involved in the baking business.

“I baked chin-chin. I am proud to say it. I built the business from the scratch. But everything went down the drain following the attacks. Africa should help us. The United Nations should help us and particular­ly. The federal government of Nigeria should come to our assistance.

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