Three policemen, four others killed as gunmen attack Apostle Suleman’s convoy
Seven persons including three policemen have been killed as gunmen attacked the convoy of Apostle Johnson Suleman in the Auchi area of Edo State.
According to the report, the incident occurred on Friday evening along the Benin-Auchi Road, Edo State.
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 Punch Newspaper, 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 been 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 the Warake area, and Auchi shares a 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 domestic staff.
He also noted that one of the assailants was gunned down during the attack.
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