Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested one of the suspected att@ckers of Apostle Johnson Suleman of the Omega Fire Ministries International.
The suspect, Yusuf Ismail Isa, 32, who was paraded at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, on Thursday, July 13, said he was the first person to open f#re on the day of the attempted a$$a$$ination.
Recall that on October 21, 2022, six persons, including three police officers, were k#lled during an att@ck on the convoy of the cleric along the Benin-Auchi road, Edo state.
Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, said the suspect was arrested by operatives of the intelligence rapid team following an intensive investigation.
Adejobi said five AK-47 rifles were recovered from the suspect in Akure, Ondo state.
“Following an intensive investigation into the fatal att@ck on the convoy of apostle Johnson Suleman, on October 21, 2022, the operatives of FIB-IRT apprehended one Yusuf Ismael Isah, a native of Okene, Kogi state and a plumber at Agbaraoluwa Phase 2 Ijoka, Akure, Ondo State.
Five Ak47 Rifles, two K2 a$$ault rifles, 180 live amm¥nition and four suspected IEDs were found in his apartment,” he said.
Adejobi disclosed that some of the rifles found in his possession were rifles sn@tched from the three police officers k#lled during the October 21, 2022 att@ck.
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