Collapsed Synagogue Church:TB Joshua must appear before coroner's inquest, court declares

An Ikeja High Court on Friday dismissed an application filed by the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) seeking to stop the ongoing coroner's inquest into its collapsed guest house.

Justice Lateefa Okunnu dismissed the application for lacking in merit.

In her ruling, Okunnu held that the coroner's court was not known by law and could not, therefore, be sued but the coroner, on the other hand, could sue or be sued.

Court fines T.B. Joshua, Synagogue Church N25,000 for delaying hearing of suit against coroner

An Ikeja High Court has awarded N25,000 in cost against the Synagogue Church Of All Nations and its founder, Temitope Joshua, for delaying further hearing of their suit against a Lagos state coroner.

Justice Lateefa Okunnu awarded the cost against the applicants on Tuesday for “wasting the time of the court and tax payers’ money”.

The applicants had sued the coroner, Oyetade Komolafe, and the Lagos State Government, over its ongoing inquest into the collapse of SCOAN guest house.

Absence of lawyers, parties stall Synagogue Church building collapse inquest

The absence of some lawyers and interested parties on Tuesday stalled the coroner's inquest into the collapse of a guest house within the Synagogue Church of All Nations.

The coroner, Mr Oyetade Komolafe, who expressed dissatisfaction with the low turn-out, said the court was determined to conclude its proceedings within the next two weeks.