Thirty-two year old Yusuf Isah, a suspect who was arrested by the police in connection with the attack on the general overseer of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has made some shocking revelations.
In an interview with journalists on Thursday, the suspect confessed that the attack on the cleric was meant to assassinate him.
Recall that gunmen attacked Suleman’s convoy along the Benin-Auchi Road in Edo State in October last year and killed six persons, including three policemen.
Addressing newsmen while parading the suspect and others in Abuja, the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the Intelligence Rapid Team operatives arrested Isah after a thorough investigation.
Isah disclosed to journalists that he and his gang members trailed the pastor to the point where he was attacked with five AK 47 riffles.
He said: “The attack on him [Suleman] was to assassinate him. I was not part of the discussion; Ilayasu and Labisca were the ones involved in the discussion.
“We attacked him with five AK 47 rifles. Labisca trailed him from where he was coming from to the point where we attacked him.”
The police spokesman confirmed that five AK 47 riffles, two K2 rifles and 180 live ammunition were recovered from the suspect.
The FPRO also noted that some of the rifles found with the suspect were stolen from the three policemen killed in the infamous attack.
