Ekiti
State governor, early this morning, Wednesday January 25, thwarted
attempts by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS)
efforts to arrest Apostle Johnson Suleman in Ado Ekiti.
Apostle Suleiman
An attempt by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS)
from arresting Apostle Johnson Suleiman of The Omega Fire Ministries
World wide in Ado Ekiti, was on Wednesday foiled by the Ekiti State
Governor, Ayodele Fayose.
According to Vanguard, the outspoken fiery pastor was alleged to
have been preaching against Islamizing Nigeria and asked members of his
church in Auchi, Edo State to resist the killings by suspected Fulani
herdsmen, who he alleged of targeting Christians for decimation.
It was gathered that the Pastor who was in Ado Ekiti for a 2-day
crusade that was also attended by Gov. Fayose, was trailed after paying a
courtesy visit to the governor at the Government House to his hotel
room by the operatives of the DSS in Adebayo area of the State capital
who almost forced their way to his room but were resisted by security
men of the hotel that insisted to know their mission.
The influential politician and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) Governors’s Forum, Ayodele Fayose and Apostle Johnson
Suleiman of The Omega Fire Ministries World wide after the during arrest
by DSS.
Sensing the danger, the Pastor was alerted and he called Governor
Fayose who personally led a rescue mission to prevent the abduction of
the Pastor and took him to safety.
“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. 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 in fire,” the Pastor who narrated his ordeal around 2am said.
While speaking with newsmen, Gov. Fayose, who expressed surprise
that a man of God was been trailed to be arrested by the men of DSS,
said he expected the security operatives to invite him if they have any
issue with him instead of arresting him in the dead of the night after a
powerful and spirit-filled crusade in my State.
“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,” the Governor said.
Governor Fayose noted that it was unbecoming of the Federal
Government to be harassing the clergymen in the country noting that the
General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch
Adeboye was harassed and forced to resign shortly after he visited him
in Ado Ekiti.
He said, “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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