Files on the massive leaked data of a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca reported to have shown that Joshua and his wife, Evelyn, own Chillon Consultancy Limited has stirred controversy.

Both owners allegedly own one ordinary share in the company incorporated on June 20, 2006 at the British Virgin Island (BVI).

According to the document, the company, with registration number 1033675, is authorized to issue a maximum “50,000 no par value Shares of a single class.”

It remains unclear what businesses Joshua transacted with the shell company which has no physical presence in Tortola, the largest and most inhabited island at the British Virgin Island.

Chillon Consultancy Limited uses the office address of its registered agent, Mossack Fonseca (Akara Bldg., 24 De Castro Street, Wickhams Cay 1, Road Town, and Tortola) as its contact information in the British Virgin Island.
Joshua is the second Nigerian mega preacher shown to set up offshore companies in tax havens.

Meanwhile, the popular pastor has reacted to the allegations describing it as false and malicious.

‘’I was shocked to find a report written in Premium Times (www.premiumtimesng.com) claiming that the Panama Papers revealed a shell company called Chillon Consultancy Limited in the British Virgin Islands, allegedly owned by me.

‘’Whoever is involved in this malicious write-up and propaganda with an obvious intent to defame my person and the ministry, remember what the Bible says in Luke 2:34 –This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of man and to be a sign that will be spoken against. I am not a businessman and have no business whatsoever.

‘’What God has given me is more than enough. I have nothing to do with the Panama papers. As for me and my family, we shall remain in the vineyard of God,’’ he said.

Temitope Joshua is arguably the most influential preacher in Africa. The founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nation (SCOAN) attracts huge numbers of people from across Africa and beyond, many of them seeking faith healing from ailments and exorcism from demonic possession.

On September 12, 2014, a guesthouse within his church collapsed, killing 116 people, most of them South Africans, who travelled to the Lagos headquarters of the church for pilgrimage.

The pastor’s television station, Emmanuel TV, is believed to be one of the most viewed on the continent. Apart from evangelism, Joshua is not known to be involved in any other business.