(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77564000/jpg/_77564608_lagosnigeria4640914.jpg) He gave journalists a CCTV video clip of the alleged plane, urging them "to use their discretion to write on what they saw".
AFP news agency reports cited an official putting the number of deaths at 40. Many foreigners are believed to have been there at the time.
Mr Joshua's services, at a mega-church in Lagos's Ikotun district, are known for attracting thousands of people.
Followers in Nigeria and abroad believe he has the gifts of healing and prophecy.
Source: BBC