By Rita Enemuru, Reporting
FOLLOWING the brutal attack on the founder of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman, in his home by some gunmen on Friday evening, three policemen, two drivers and a lady, believed to be the fiery preacher’s housemaid, have been confirmed killed.
Stonix News gathered that after the lethal attack, one other person is said to be missing in the household of the renown cleric.
Your darling Stonix News had earlier reported that the incident happened at about 5:00p.m and was carried out by some yet gunmen.
The Edo State Police Command Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the incident late Friday evening.
He said “The attack on Johnson Suleman was actually true, confirmed. He was attacked by hoodlums yet unknown at about 5 pm (1700 hours ). He was attacked at home.
“As we speak, two of his drivers were murdered, three policemen murdered, one female househelp murdered, one missing.
“Upon alarm raised, police moved to the scene, gunned down one of the hoodlums and recovered one of the vehicles used.
“Currently, Apostle Suleman is safe and sound.”
The Edo Police Command spokesman added that investigation was ongoing, just as he declined to volunteer further information.
Earlier, it was reported that the perpetrators of the attack on Apostle Johnson Suleman carried it out on his convoy.
It was also reported that some of the attackers had been apprehended by men of the Nigerian Army.
Though unconfirmed, the soldiers reportedly went after the assailants immediately they got wind of the attack as confirmed by a narrator of a video clip of the attack.
The narrator had spoken in Etsako language.
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