TB Joshua, who founded his Synagogue Church of All Nations
(Scoan) in Lagos, Nigeria more than three decades ago, died in June 2021 aged
57.
The late evangelist was popularly known for his theatrical
miracles where he healed the sick through his alleged self-professed divine
powers.
However, his miracles that were broadcast live on Emmanuel
TV attracted controversy as critics accused him of using magic and rituals to
mask his works.
The recent BBC documentary also exposed how the evangelist
faked some of the miracles.
Makandiwa made a presentation on his YouTube channel last
night titled: Lessons from TB Joshua and the BBC documentary claimed that there
“is no proof whatsoever” that the televangelist abused his alleged victims.
“There is nothing investigative about the documentary,” he
said. “There is no proof whatsoever.
“To me crying is not enough,” Makandiwa said in reference
to the women that broke down during interviews with the BBC as they narrated
their ordeals.
He also said those who claimed to have witnessed TB Joshua
doing rituals were not convincing.
“You have a man that they say was a ritualist, he is into
witchcraft, he is into dark arts, he is a wizard...they have said all sorts of
things about the man including in this documentary that has recently come out,”
Makandiwa said.
“You then question yourself and say ‘where is the truth in
this?
“If the man is into rituals, then when you want to destroy
him, when you want to attack, discredit him,, bring him down, there are things
about the man that you should not deny, that you should not ignore.
“You cannot say all the miracles were fake, doctored and
all prophecies physically and manually given to him by his disciples.”
Makandiwa said TB Joshua would have been alive today if
claims that he was a ritualist and drank people’s blood for long life were
true.
“If you are saying he did some of the things that he did,
it was for what reason?,” he asked.
“You have to admit that the power was there. So the rituals
were for what? Maybe they were for a long life. If he was drinking people’s
blood, then you must say he is still alive to justify the reason
“When you try to discredit him, you need to apply logic.”
TB Joshua was known for attracting other prophets as well
as politicians and popular figures to his Nigerian church.
Makandiwa said TB Joshua once invited him to visit Nigeria,
but did not take up the offer.
“I have never met him. I have never been close to him yet I
have spoken to him over the phone,” he said.
“At the early stages of our ministry, we had some
discussions over the phone and he had things that he wanted to share with me.
“We spoke not more than six times, and part of the
conversation was that he needed me to visit to come to Nigeria, and I said I
cannot promise that I am coming. I have to think about it. I did not then
visit.” Standard
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