The YouTube channel belonging to Pastor TB Joshua of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations, SCOAN in Lagos, Emmanuel TV, has been suspended from the platform.
While insisting that the video viewing platform had been hasty with its suspension, the church on Thursday said Emmanuel TV was suspended for allegedly propagating ‘hate speech’.
In the announcement of the suspension on their official Facebook Page, the ministry clarified: “Emmanuel TV’s mission is to share the love of God with everyone, irrespective of race or religion and we strongly oppose all forms of hate speech!”
It added that the Christian network enjoyed “a long and fruitful relationship with YouTube” and believed “this decision was made in haste”.
The channel, which had over 1,800,000 subscribers and 600,000,000 views before suspension, was among the largest in Nigeria and reportedly the most watched Christian ministry ever on the video-sharing platform.
The announcement has thus, led to public outcry from Joshua’s followers who vented their frustrations on social media about the suspension.
