How Apostle Suleman Escape ‘Gunmen Attack’, Three Cops Fear Dead

Armed men allegedly opened fire on Apostle Johnson Suleman’s car on Friday along the Benin Auchi Road in the Edo State, killing seven people, three of whom were police officers.

According to information gathered by THEEAGLE, Suleman had just returned from a trip overseas and was passing through Edo State when gunmen ambushed his convoy in the state’s Auchi region.

The attackers allegedly opened fire on Suleman’s convoy, killing four individuals in addition to three of his police orderlies.

According to Samuel Amune, Suleman’s attorney, the preacher had just returned from a program in Tanzania. Amune also confirmed the incident to our correspondent. Amune further said that the clergyman came very close to passing away.

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He said, “He was returning from a journey and he had almost on the shores of Auchi when some assassins attacked him. Three of his police orderlies, among others died. He travelled before and just finished a program in Tanzania.

“He was returning to Auchi when the gunmen attacked him along Sabingida down to Warake area, and Auchi shares direct boundary with Warake. So, he had passed Warake and was entering the boundaries of Auchi when the attack happened.”

The incident, according to security expert Dickson Osajie, who criticized the state’s lack of security, took place in broad daylight.

He said, “They attacked him (Suleman); seven people including a policeman were killed. The country is not safe; our can people move around with guns at the express and they are not detected. It is a disturbing situation.”

Contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Chuidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the attack.

He said six persons including policemen and Suleman’s drivers were killed, adding that efforts were on to locate the whereabouts of a domestic staff.

He also noted that one of the assailants was gunned down during the attack.