Gunmen on Friday attacked the convoy of Apostle Johnson
Suleman along the Benin Auchi Road, Edo State, and allegedly killed seven
persons including three policemen.
It was gathered that Suleman returned from a foreign trip
and was heading to a destination in Edo State when the gunmen attacked his
convoy around the Auchi area of the state.
During the attack, the gunmen opened fire on Suleman’s
convoy, allegedly killing three of his police orderlies and four
yet-to-be-identified persons.
Suleman’s lawyer, Samuel Amune, who confirmed the attack to
our correspondent, said the cleric just returned from a program in Tanzania,
adding that he escaped death by a whisker.
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.”
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, 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.
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