Nigerian prophet saw Roh's death

  1. Posted on Sunday 24 May 2009 - 14:42
    Chukwu Njoku
    Ihechukwu Njoku, AfricaNews reporter in Lagos, Nigeria Photo: themaninthesynagogue
    A popular prophet - TB Joshua - in far away Lagos, Nigeria, predicted the death of former Prime Minister of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyn barely a month ago. Moo-hyn committed suicide on Saturday in an event that shocked most parts of the world and his sympathizers. The prophet has a lot of contacts with African leaders.
    TB Joshua Photo: Themaninthesynagogue
    On Sunday 26th April, in a live broadcast via Emmanuel TV, Joshua said: "On Saturday, I saw somebody is being rushed to the hospital - but from that hospital, he could not come back home... What we are saying here - it’s all over the world. We are talking to people that affect the world, shake the whole world, people that matter. When it happens, you will say, 'Ha!' ”

    Roh, the leader of South Korea from 2003 to 2008, jumped to his death on Saturday morning, while hiking in the mountains behind his rural home in South Korea. Sustaining fatal head injuries, he was rushed to hospital in Busan but efforts to revive him proved abortive, and he died at 9:30 a.m.

    "I am in debt to too many people," his suicide note read. "Too many people have suffered because of me. And I cannot imagine the suffering they will go through in the future."

    Entangled in a scandalous corruption investigation that stained his hard-earned reputation, wrecked his emotional disposition and tarnished his clean name, Roh had been noticeably troubled in the previous months. He leaves behind a grieving family and an unconcluded enquiry over accusations of fraud and bribery during his tenure.

    A stunned Korean nation mourned the tragic end of a man who rose from obscurity and poverty to the pinnacle of power in Seoul's presidential Blue House. He was 62.

    Surprisingly, Joshua is said to have prophesied a number of key events in the Asian continent - most recently the demise of the Tamil Tiger Rebel Leader in Sri Lanka.

    All his prophetic declarations are broadcast live through his religious television station, Emmanuel TV, which has garnered growing interest and viewership, particularly across Africa.

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