The convoy of Apostle Johnson Suleman, Senior Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, was viciously attacked on Friday evening.
The gunmen reportedly ambushed his motorcade on Warake road in Auchi, Edo State.
No fewer than four policemen, one driver and a lady had been confirmed dead as of the time of this report.
Gory videos of the attack and bodies are circulating on the internet.
A Twitter user, @iamoodickson wrote: “Apostle Johnson Suleman just got off the phone with me now.
“He escaped assassins this afternoon. Sadly his 7 members were all gunned down.”
Anotjer report said that Suleman just returned from a crusade in Tanzania shortly before he was attacked around Auchi, his base in Edo State.
His lawyer, Samuel Amune, confirmed the development to The PUNCH.
Amune said: “He was returning from a journey and he had almost gotten on the shores of Auchi when some assassins attacked him.
“Three of his police orderlies, among others died.
“He travelled before and just finished a programme in Tanzania day before yesterday.
“He was returning to Auchi when the gunmen attacked him along Sabingida down to Warake area, and Auchi shares direct boundary with Warake.
“So, he had passed Warake and was entering the boundaries of Auchi when the attack happened.”
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