BREAKING: Gunmen Attack Apostle Suleman’s Convoy, Kill Three Policemen
On Friday, armed men allegedly killed seven people, including three police officers, when they opened fire on Apostle Johnson Suleman’s vehicle along the Benin Auchi Road in the Edo State.
According to information obtained by NEWS DIRECT, Suleman had just returned from a trip abroad and was traveling through Edo State when gunmen opened fire on his convoy in the Auchi region of the state.
Three of his police orderlies and four other unidentified victims were allegedly killed when the attackers opened fire on his convoy during the raid.
The incident was confirmed to our correspondent by Suleman’s attorney, Samuel Amune, who added that the cleric had recently returned from a program in Tanzania and narrowly avoided death.
He said, “He was returning from a journey and he had almost gotten 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 programme in Tanzania day before yesterday.
“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.”
A security expert, Dickson Osajie, who condemned the lack of security in the state, said the attack happened 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, said, “I just heard about it few seconds ago; but I cannot confirm yet. Let me hear from the Divisional Police Officer covering that area.”
