•Says, ‘It’s medicine after death’
The former British and Commonwealth light heavyweight boxing champion, Peter Oboh, has weighed in on the controversial documentary produced by the BBC World Service’s investigation unit, BBC Africa Eye, on the late founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet TB Joshua.
In the three-part documentary tagged: ‘Disciples: The Cult of TB Joshua’, several former members of the church alleged atrocities including rape, torture, forced abortions, and fake miracle healings by TB Joshua, who died in June 2021.
According to the BBC, “the allegations of abuse in a secretive Nigerian compound span almost 30 years. More than 25 former members spoke to the BBC – from the UK, Nigeria, US, South Africa, Ghana, Namibia and Germany – giving powerful corroborating testimony about their experiences within the church, spanning three decades up to 2019.”
In his reaction, however, Peter Oboh lampooned the BBC, saying he would not buy into “those evil testimonies against the late Prophet TB Joshua.” According to him, all over the world, the black man is not expected to leave a good legacy; only white people are good legacy leavers.
Describing the documentary as medicine after death, the pugilist turned-cleric declared: “Prophet TB Joshua is dead and buried. During his funeral, all agreed that he was a good man. So, why paint him as a devil now that he’s dead and cannot defend himself? This evil act is meant to destroy the widow and children that the late prophet left behind. If these things are true, why was the documentary not made while the prophet was alive and able to defend himself?
“One thing that I learnt from traveling all over the world as a boxing champion is the way demons can enter a black person to tell lies against another person. It is also the same way demons can enter a white person to do the same thing. The biggest church news should be about Pope Francis, who finally succumbed to same-sex marriage after his denial for two years. I am proud to be a British citizen and also a Nigerian citizen. I am in the UK now, if anyone says a bad thing about the late Queen Elizabeth, I will have issues with the person, because we all agreed that she left a good legacy behind.”