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Discovering the real TB Joshua

Searching for the truth behind the spectacular rise of the late TB Joshua, Nigerian megachurch founder.

A 主播大秀 Africa Eye investigation has found evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the late TB Joshua, founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, which has followers around the world. The team was supported by Nigerian investigative journalist Adejuwon Soyinka, who tells us when the pastor first came to his attention and what he discovered about him.

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Presented by Irena Taranyuk.

(Photo: Nigerian pastor TB Joshua. Credit: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images)

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