PHOTO: TB Joshua’s wife leads candlelight procession as funeral begins

Mourners gathered on Monday for a night of tributes and candlelight procession in honour of the late founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) Prophet T.B. Joshua.

Evelyn, Joshua’s widow, led thousands of mourners in the procession at the SCOAN Faith Resort in Ikotun area of Lagos.

The funeral activities begin exactly one month after Joshua died on June 5 aged 57.

The church had disclosed in a statement issued on Monday, June 14 that it would broadcast the week-long funeral running till July 11, 2021 on Emmanuel TV.

It also confirmed that the remains of Joshua would be buried at the church in Ikotun, Lagos, contrary to the wishes of some indigenes of Arigidi Akoko, the prophet’s hometown in Ondo State.

A tribute service and service of songs/all-night praise will be held on Tuesday, July 6 and Wednesday, July 7.

Joshua will lie in state on Thursday, July 8. Funeral service and interment will hold the following day, Friday, July 9. The funeral will be rounded off with a thanksgiving service on July 11.