July 17, (THEWILL) – Yusuf Isah, the suspected kidnapper arrested in connection to the deadly attack on the convoy of the general overseer of Omega Fire Ministries (OFM), Apostle Johnson Suleman, has stated that his gang was paid this sum of N50 million to kill the clergy.
Apostle Suleman was attacked in October 2022, along Benin-Auchi road. Seven people including three policemen, died when the clergy’s convoy was attacked.
Isah, a suspect from Okene in Kogi State, was arrested and paraded by the Police in Abuja last week.
While being interrogated, Isah detailed the way his eight-member gang have been able to evade arrest from security agents, saying it was only God that wanted him, out of the gang, to be arrested.
“It was not easy for the Police Force to track us. We don’t make calls, the phone I am using has never been used to call anybody before. We specialise in using Telegram to communicate among ourselves.
“Telegram uses username, not numbers, unlike WhatsApp. Even the line we are using to buy data, is not a registered line. We did not register any line by ourselves, and we did not open any account with our own identity.
“I can say that only God wanted to track me down because of the calibre of people we have assaulted.
“We wanted to kill him. Somebody planned it, but I don’t know the person. It was Labista and Eliazu that can know the details. Labista is on the run, but Eliazu is dead.”
Isah, however, declined knowing the person who sponsored the attack, but said his gang members told him they got N50 million to kill the cleric.
“I just wish I could see him (the cleric) one on one to beg for forgiveness. I’m really sorry,” he said.
He also stated that it has not been easy for his gang members after the attack.
“We lost two of our leaders. After Eliazu, the next leader is, Ejima, but he is also dead. I am the next leader after Ejima. Now I have been arrested”, he stated.
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