How Apostle Suleiman Escaped Death In The Hands Of Assassins; Three Police Officers, Four Others, Killed

By Adesina Soyooye

Scandal-prone Apostle Johnson Suleiman, Founder of the  Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, on Friday, October 21, 2022, luckily, escaped brutal death by whiskers. That luck did not, however, extend to seven other people who were in his company. They were fatally shot.

The seven include three Police Officers and four others.

Suleiman, in a sad reminder, and a repeat of the fate which Anambra-born Senator Ifeanyi Ubah suffered about three weeks ago in Enugwu Ukwu, Anambra State, was ambushed by gunmen on his way to Auchi.

The gunmen opened fire on the Apostle’s convoy. By the time they were through, seven people were feared dead.

It is not known how Suleiman escaped death in the hands of the gunmen. Perhaps, like Senator Ubah, he rode in a bullet-proof  SUV.

Many people who reacted to the attack agree, and have dismissed the insinuation that he was saved by “anointing oil or stickers”

Said @SirDavidBent in a tweet: “Apostle Suleiman escaped that assassination attack only because he was in a bullet-proof car. Let’s not start any theatrics about “Blood of Jesus” or anything.”

Another tweet by @johnmoyewa read: “Apostle Suleiman could have been killed 11. Anointing oil didn’t save him. Stickers didn’t save him, and he was saved by bullet-proof car. Madira oops. Make Dem deceive you. R.I.P. to those who died”

Suleiman’s Lawyer,  Samuel Amune, confirmed the fatal attack and how and where it happened.

Amune told The Punch: “He was returning from a journey and he had almost gotten to the shores of Auchi when some assassins attacked him. Three of his Police Orderlies, among others, died. He traveled and just finished a program in Tanzania day before yesterday (Wednesday)

“He was returning to Auchi when the gunmen attacked him along Sabingida close to Warake. So, he had passed Warake, and was entering the boundaries of Auchi when the attack happened.”

During the attack on Ubah, six people, including four Policemen attached to him, and two of his Personal Aides were killed.

On Friday, same day Suleiman was attacked, Professor Charles Soludo, Anambra State Governor, announced that a number of those who attacked Ubah’s convoy, and fatally shot the six people have been arrested.