THE General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries (OFM), Apostle Johnson Suleman, has claimed that assassins were sent after him after he rejected, in Abuja, a bag of money that was offered him by unnamed ministers, who were not comfortable with his condemnation of killings in Nigeria.

Suleman made the claim in a 50-second video watched by our reporter in Benin yesterday.

The popular Auchi, Edo State based cleric’s convoy was attacked at 5:45 p.m. on October 21 this year on Warrake-Auchi Road in Edo North Senatorial District, leading to the killing of seven persons, including three police inspectors.

One of the attackers who was arrested by vigilance groups’ members in the area was also shot dead by a policeman.

Suleman said: “In 2017, some ministers called me to Abuja after I spoke against the killings on a national scale, and they sat me down, threw a bag of money, and they said to me, take this and shut up.

“They threw out an AK-47 (rifle), they threw out a newspaper, and they said take the money or you go by these two (AK-47 rifle and newspaper).

“I told them that I did not understand what they meant. They said if I did not do that (make the choice of money), in the next one year, we would make sure that in this country (Nigeria), you would not hold the microphone again. Keep your mouth shut.

“I said to them I never knew what I said was actually a big deal, now I want to start talking. I said if you wanted to come for me, please you were very free to bother yourselves, because I would keep talking, and I kept on speaking.”

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, and other major stakeholders within and outside Nigeria condemned the assassination attempt on Apostle Suleman while calling for a thorough investigation.

The general overseer of OFM, who returned to Nigeria two days earlier after a ministration in Tanzania, was joined in his bullet-proof Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) at Benin Airport by his wife and children for the journey to Auchi.

The outgoing Edo State Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, now an Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), ordered the immediate withdrawal and interrogation of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Auchi, Ayodele Suleiman, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), and debriefed him at the state’s police headquarters in the Government Reservation Area (GRA), Benin.

The newly-promoted AIG stated that interrogating Auchi’s DPO was part of the measures taken by the command considering the circumstances that led to the death of one of the members of the gang that attacked the convoy of the cleric.

He urged members of the public to remain calm and patient, assuring that no stone would be left unturned to unearth the circumstances surrounding the attack, murder of seven persons and killing of the arrested hoodlum.

A Toyota Avensis car with registration number, Lagos: KRD 92 HU, was recovered from the suspected criminals.

Yaro, while pleading for calm, promised that the command would deploy all its human and material resources to ensure that the assailants were brought to book.

The police chief urged Edo residents to swiftly report any strange movement or unusual gathering within their environment to the police and sister security agencies, while reiterating that security should be everybody’s business.

Apostle Suleman, however, said the killing of the arrested suspected assassin by a policeman was a cover-up, while he called on security chiefs in Nigeria to ensure thorough investigation and diligent prosecution to serve as a deterrent to other criminally-minded persons.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/apostle-suleman-why-assassins-were-after-my-life/

Why were you in a bulletproof car man of god?

Why can’t he name the ministers that offered him money.

Brainmytool:
Why were you in a bulletproof car man of god?

He was on guard...

Omihanifa:
Why can’t he name the ministers that offered him money.

I wonder oo.

You refused bags of money in Abuja, but couldn't refused the every Sunday contributions and tithe from your poor church members

Redomi:
You refused bags of money in Abuja, but couldn't refused the every Sunday contributions and tithe from your poor church members

Ahn ahn, that's his entitlement nah.

Waiting for more details...

Bullock's and tripes as usual...

Hypertek nigga

I am not sure if I should believe what he said .. it seems to look like a PR dress up..

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Brainmytool:
Why were you in a bulletproof car man of god?

Why not?

you never talk wetin you do

We need to know the name of the minister...

Nameless ministers offered him money to shut up Because he spoke against widescale killings

What have they offered Oyedepo who is ten times as vocal and has a louder voice?

I may be wrong, but the above claims sound untrue.

This brainwasher called Apostle Johnson Suleiman

May have escaped the first attempt on his life after hiding inside bullet proof car while his gullible follower trekked to his church.

One day monkey go enter market and it no go fit return

Somehow his story seems to be adding up, I am not a member of his church or his follower, but sometimes you need to put 1 and 2 together and for those up there saying he should name the minister(s) involved, it will only backfire on him, he might have no evidence to back up his claim and that will result to defamation of character which could see him paying billions of naira back to the ministers..

1. It was a pure case of assassination

2. The only suspect that was arrested was later killed by the police (Because someone from Nairaland here even confirmed a suspect was initially arrested)

3. If the suspect could be killed by the Police, it means there is a cover up by people in authority

4. Till today the investigation does not seem to have headway from the Police

Since we are dealing with APC government known for lies - I believe him over the APC government

Okoto

Brainmytool:
Why were you in a bulletproof car man of god?

God saves those who save themselves

U sef ehhn. U too do

Why did the Police kill the suspect on the spot?

Report him let's kill that minister

Man of god, please explain why you have a bullet proof car and also name the ministers.

There have been many clandestine activities going unnoticed. I presume what has been in the media about this man is just a distraction, more is happening.
If found genuine, God will vindicate you and guide you.

Apornstle suleiman the Stephanie Otobo and Abubakar Halima chopper. He Don chop there kpekus clean mouth.

Which kin mumu talk be this?

Na wa....

The DPO Auchi police and his boys that killed the suspect should be KILL asap

PStacks:
U sef ehhn. U too do

so saying the truth is now a crime abi?

Stop granting unnecessary interview if you can't name them.