The leadership of Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, says there is a conjured narrative by detractors in the public domain to discredit the Church over an ongoing audit of its critical assets.
It clarified that contrary to reports in the social media, no member of the Church was in detention or being victimised over the ongoing the exercise.
Head of SCOAN Legal Department, Mr. James Akhigbe, who made the clarification in a statement on Sunday, urged the public to discountenance misguided information being peddled on the social media.
The SCOAN which is one of the most populated churches in Nigeria with presence in other countries lost its founder, Prophet Temitope Balogun-Joshua, popularly known as TB Joshua on June 17, 2021.
His sudden demise created a leadership vacuum, more so, as he did not anoint anyone as his successor.
The leadership crises that followed had recently triggered speculations on the detention of some disciples of the Church by the newly appointed SCOAN Board of Trustees (BOT) Chairperson and leader of the Church, Mrs. Evelyn TB. Joshua.
While dismissing the reports as untrue, Akhigbe said the Church stands
“in the light and we cannot compromise the ideal and legacy of our mentor and founder, late Senior Prophet TB Joshua on integrity, spiritual worship, unconditional love and humanitarianism”.
Part of the statement read: “The public will recall that on Sept. 9TH 2021, the Board of Trustees BOT of SCOAN appointed Mrs. Evelyn TB. Joshua, widow of the late founder, its chairperson.
“This followed an order of the Federal High Court in Suit No. FHC/L/CP/1109/2021 which appointed Mrs Evelyn TB. Joshua as a Trustee.
“The BOT had also appointed Mrs. TB Joshua as the new leader of the Church with ratification by not less than 2,000 congregation of the Church at a meeting on Thursday, Sept.9, 2021.
“Consequently and in view of the discovery of cases of financial misappropriation perpetrated in the past few months, reckless individualism and unimaginable acts contrary to the administration of the Sanctuary with the passing of the founder, the issues have to be addressed.
“The church leadership took steps to secure certain critical assets of the Church with an authorisation for a comprehensive audit of the activities of the SCOAN since the founder passed away.
“This inventory involved some category of church workers including Disciples and it is being carried out objectively under a regular and absolutely normal environment without any harassment of persons.
“Contrary to the falsehood now being peddled by mischief makers in the media the audit is not to intimidate anyone as it is to strengthen the organization”.
