President Jonathan visits Synagogue Church Today

Pres. Jonathan with Prophet T.B. Joshua & Deputy Guv Lagos, during condolence visit to the Synagogue Church today.

The death toll from the Nigerian church collapse has now climbed to 115 people, with 84 of them South Africans, a South African minister said Monday, citing sources in Lagos.

“We understand from our assessment team that the total number of people who have perished is now 115, but those are not all South Africans,” said Jeff Radebe, the minister in charge of Pretoria’s response to the disaster.

The casualties include 84 South Africans, said Radebe, speaking after around two dozen injured survivors were repatriated home. Ten days after the disaster, Nigerian officials struggled to immediately confirm the death toll.
“There could have been additional deaths on arrival at the hospitals,” suggested rescuers’ spokesman Ibrahim Farinloye, of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
He said it was now up to the church and the various embassies to give the exact final toll.

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