In the early hours of Wednesday,
Governor of Ekiti State Ayodele Fayose, foiled an attempt by the Department of
State Services (DSS), to arrest Apostle Johnson Suleiman of the Omega Fire
Ministries in Ado Ekiti.
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| Apostle Suleiman |
The fiery preacher has been in
the news lately, after a clip of him telling his members to resist the killings
by Fulani herdsmen went viral.
Suleiman was in Ekiti for a
two-day crusade, which was attended by Governor Fayose. He was later trailed to
his hotel after visiting the Government House.
The DSS
operatives encountered resistance from the hotel security, who demanded to know
what their mission was. It led to the pastor alerting Fayose, who stepped in
and stopped the attempt to arrest him.
Suleiman while narrating the
incident said: “I came to Ado Ekiti for a crusade. But I had a premonition that
I was being trailed after I preached that Christians should retaliate any
attack or killings by the Fulani herdsmen.
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| Sulaiman with Governor Fayose |
“These Fulani headmen had turned
many Christians to orphans and widowers but the time has come to protect
ourselves.
“I received several calls from
hidden numbers trying to locate where I am and I had warned my security not to
allow any Fulani man to come nearer me.
“So when the men of DSS came in
the middle of the night, I knew their mission and I had to call the Governor
because if they arrest me, they will put this country on fire”
Fayose also added that he
expected the DSS to invite Suleiman and not try to whisk him away in the middle
of the night.
The Governor said: “I personally
attended his crusade and I think it is wrong for a man of God who is armless that
could be invited if they have any issue against him.
“Are Christians and Moslems under
different dispensation of the rule of law? That’s why I went there to rescue
him. Let them kill two of us together. But when they saw my vehicles and the
crowd, they fled.
“But we have information that
instructions came from DSS in Abuja that the Pastor should be arrested. We are
not in a fascist state. Federal Government must learn to respect the rights of
Nigerians and freedom of expression.
“This is unacceptable, We are in
a democracy and Nigerians should warn the Presidency against putting this
country on fire because religion is an emotional thing”.
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Source: Daily Post
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