This strategy is exploited to devastating effect by many church leaders, including Pastor Temitope Balogun (TB) Joshua. Televangelist, creator of Emmanuel TV and founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (Scoan), TB Joshua mesmerised thousands of congregants for 30 years. But behind the facade of this charismatic evangelist was a hypocrite who operated a cult anchored on manipulation, coercive control and sexual violence. AssaultAny infringement that was deemed to disobey TB Joshua's coercive control was met with physical assault. TB Joshua's numerous victims were subjected to unsafe and non-consensual abortions, using medically unregulated objects that were inserted in their genitalia to extract foetuses.

Source: Forbes February 11, 2024 13:22 UTC