The founder of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has for the first time, since the police arrested a suspect over a deadly attack on his convoy, met with the acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
Suleman, a televangelist was attacked in October 2022 in Edo State, South-south Nigeria.
The Force Headquarters Abuja, last week paraded Yusuf Isa, a 32-year-old plumber from Okene in Kogi State, as a member of the eight-man gang that attacked the cleric.
Isah in a video posted on Twitter confessed to the crime, saying they were paid N50 million to kill Mr Suleman.
In his first meeting with the Nigerian Police chief after the arrest, Apostle Suleman, in a Twitter post, with his picture and that of IGP, said he “will say something when this whole mess is over.”
The cleric tweeted, “For those they killed, I vowed not to rest until all the killers get served the meal they ordered.
“I have kept that promise and gone after them working with the police. Those waiting for me to brief them should wait till everything is rounded up,” he said.
The suspect had declined knowledge of who sponsored the attack but said his colleagues told him they were paid to kill the cleric.
The cleric, however said when it is time the police will revealed those behind his attack.
“For those who say I should tell them who is responsible since I claim to know, I ask you if I tell you what can you do? That information belongs to the authorities, and they are on it,” he said.
Reports revealed that in October 2022 how gunmen attacked the Apostle Suleman’s convoy, killing seven people, including three police officers.
The attack occurred around the Auchi area of Edo State while the cleric was heading to an undisclosed location, hours after returning from a trip to the East African country, Tanzania.
Mr Suleman had described the attack as an “assassination attempt.”
The arrested suspect, Mr Isah, said a gang member who was a driver died during the incident and that it has been “hell” for them after the attack. He also said only four of the gang members were remaining.
Speaking, Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the suspect was arrested in Ondo State, adding that the gang was responsible for at least four kidnapping operations within Edo State and its environs before the police busted them.
