Seven feared dead as gunmen attack Apostle Suleman in Edo
SEVEN persons made up of three policemen and four domestic staff of fiery pastor, Apostle Johnson Suleman of the Omega Fire Ministries were killed late Friday near Auchi at the Water Tank junction along the Warake -Auchi Road on his way to Auchi returning from a foreign mission The incident reportedly happened at about 5pm when an unidentified group of gunmen who eyewitnesses said had been in a Toyota Avalon Car and a ash coloure Sienna vehicle without number plates opened fire at the homecoming convoy of Apostle Johnson Suleman. In what looked like an assassination attempt, eyewitnesses said the two vehicles blocked all other vehicles and maneouvered their way to meet Suleman’s convoy and opened fire on him. His children who were said to normally travel in a separate vehicle on Friday joined their father in his car with his wife and the vehicle was targeted after Suleman’s vehicle which was leading the convoy escaped the suspected assassins. The legal adviser to the Ministry, Sa...