Some have however decided to remain in Lagos and return to the Synagogue Church of All Nations.
FILE: A plane carrying 25 South Africans, including three children, who were injured in the Lagos building collapse more than week ago lands at the Swartkop Air Force Base in Pretoria
JOHANNESBURG – More South Africans who survived the Nigerian building collapse have arrived back home.
Some have however decided to remain in Lagos, choosing to return to the Synagogue Church of All Nations.
A guesthouse on the church’s premises came crashing down on 12 September, killing 115 people, including 84 South Africans.
The collapse occurred when three extra storeys were being added to the existing two of a guest house of the church compound, where visitors from abroad flock to stay.
The collapse occurred when three extra storeys were being added to the existing two of a guest house of the church compound, where visitors from abroad flock to stay.
Twenty-five of the injured were flown back home on Monday. They were taken to the Steve Biko Academic Hospital for further treatment and assessment.
But the Health Department says none of the 25 injured South Africans have been discharged from hospital yet.
At the same time, government says plans are in place and planes are on standby to be dispatched to Lagos as soon as it gets the green light from Nigeria to repatriate the remains of the 84 South Africans who lost their lives.
For now, government is focusing on identifying the bodies and says it has received positive feedback from the team in Nigeria conducting DNA tests.
South Africa's High Commissioner to Nigeria, Lulu Mnguni, says two local pathologists are now assisting Nigerian officials to identify the bodies of South Africans in Lagos.
“The process of identification is still ongoing to confirm the identities of the deceased.”
Government pokesperson Phumla Williams says Nigerian authorities are updating the South African inter-ministerial team set up to deal with the tragedy every two hours.
“The plane in South Africa is ready to be dispatched the moment the pathologists give us the green light that we can proceed.”
“The process of identification is still ongoing to confirm the identities of the deceased.”
Government pokesperson Phumla Williams says Nigerian authorities are updating the South African inter-ministerial team set up to deal with the tragedy every two hours.
“The plane in South Africa is ready to be dispatched the moment the pathologists give us the green light that we can proceed.”
Yesterday, Mnguni said teams were dispatched to the church of controversial pastor TB Joshua to discuss the return of all South Africans still in the country.
The regular influx of visitors from abroad for the church's services, which can last up to a week, creates demand for accommodation that the church's own guesthouse has been unable to meet, and often spills over into local hotels.
Several African leaders have traveled to Nigeria to meet with spiritual “healer” Joshua, including former Malawian President Joyce Banda and Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema.
The Lagos Pentacostal church attracts a global following of Christians who believe Joshua is able to perform miracles including curing the ill and raising the dead from the grave.
The Lagos Pentacostal church attracts a global following of Christians who believe Joshua is able to perform miracles including curing the ill and raising the dead from the grave.
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Your header 'Nigeria Collapse...' Is misleading.
ReplyDeleteIt was a building that collapsed and not Nigeria.
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