Edo Police Commissioner Withdraws DPO Over Assassination Attempt On Apostle Suleman
The Edo State Police Commissioner, has ordered the withdrawal of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Auchi Division, CSP Ayodele Suleiman, over assassination attempt on Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries.
The outgoing state Police Commissioner, AIG Abutu Yaro, ordered his withdrawal on Saturday while reacting to the incident.
Recall that unknown gunmen attempted to assassinate Suleman in Auchi on Friday evening, which claimed the lives of Seven persons, including police escorts who were killed during the attack.
One of the suspects, who was reportedly arrested alive and handed over to the police, was killed by an officer.
Following the development, Suleman had accused the police of trying to cover up the incident by killing the only suspect.
He stressed that the incident was not a kidnap but an assassination attempt on him.
However, the outgoing Police Commissioner in the state ordered the immediate withdrawal of the DPO for debriefing.
In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Edo state Command, Iwegbu Jennifer, said: “As part of the measures of the Command concerning the circumstances that led to the death of one of the surviving members of the monstrous gang that attacked the convoy of Apostle Johnson Suleiman, General overseer of Omega Fire Ministry, the outgoing CP, now AIG Abutu Yaro, has ordered the withdrawal of CSP Ayodele Suleiman, DPO Auchi, for debriefing at the State Headquarters with immediate effect.
The statement urged members of the Public are urged
to remain calm and patient as no stone would be left unturned to unearth the circumstances surrounding the incident.”
