“It was a case of assassination” – Suspect involved in Apostle Suleman’s convoy attack confesses

One of the suspects in the deadly attack on Apostle Suleman’s convoy that left many dead in October 2022 is displayed by the Nigerian Police Force.

Following an unsuccessful assassination attempt on the apostle the year before, the Force paraded Yusuf Isah, 34, and 19 other criminals on Thursday.

GISTLOVER remembers that on October 21, 2022, the gunmen ambushed the cleric near the Auchi area of Edo State, resulting in 7 fatalities.

When the suspect was being paraded, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi spoke to the media and said that Isah had been the one who had first started firing at the clergyman’s convoy.

He said;

“Operatives of the FIB on the trail of the assailants apprehended this suspect, Yusuf Isah, a native of Okene, Kogi State, at Agabara Oluwatobi Phase 2, A plumber, and recovered five AK-47, 2 K2 Assault rifles, 180 Live Ammunition, and four suspected IEDs found in his apartment.

Investigation revealed that the suspect was part of the seven-man gang responsible for the attack on the convoy of the Apostle and some of the rifles found in his possession were riffles snatched from the three police officers that were killed during the October 21, 2022 attack.”

It was also reported by the police that Isah had admitted to joining the gang in 2021 after being freed from Olokuta Correctional Service, where he had been after being apprehended for armed robbery.

On his part, the suspect admitted and confessed that the mission had been one with the intent of assassinating the cleric.

He said:

“Actually, it was a case of assassination, but I don’t have the details of the operation. It was Ilaisu and Nabista that have the full information. I am the first person that pulled fire on the convoy of Apostle Suleiman”.

Watch him speak: