Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Ayo Fayose, has warned the Department of State Services (DSS) over the planned detention and trial of Apostle Johnson Suleiman of Omega Fire Ministries and the Founder of Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo.
Fayose described the move by the DSS as an indirect invitation to religious crisis in the country.
Governor Fayose disclosed that:
“There is plan to charge Apostle Suleiman and Bishop Oyedepo for incitement and attempt to cause public disorder on Friday, and make sure that they are not granted [bail] so to get them remanded in Kuje Prison perpetually.”
He said this plan was to humiliate these men of God as well as silence them and create fear in other people that may want to speak against the heinous crime against humanity being committed daily [by Fulani Herdsmen], while perpetrators are being shielded by the Federal Government.
Fayose said the DSS should tell Nigerians how many of the Fulani herdsmen that killed thousands of Nigerians across the country have been arrested before going after Nigerians who merely expressed their frustration over the to failure of the Federal Government to protect them.
The governor said: “Even though the DSS has allowed commonsense to prevail by properly inviting Apostle Suleiman as against the gestapo manner with which the service attempted to abduct him last week Wednesday, it is still questionable that the DSS is more interested in a man who threatened to defend himself against any attack by Fulani herdsmen rather than those herdsmen that murdered thousands of Nigerians.
“It is sad and worrisome that after muzzling opposition politicians, judiciary and the press, the APC led federal government has taking its desperation to suppress dissenting voices in the country to the House of God.
“If the DSS had acted swiftly like it is doing on Apostle Suleiman so-called inciting comments when people were being killed by herdsmen across the country, so many lives would have been saved.”
Fayose advised the government and the DSS not to go ahead with these plans as it will heat up the polity and threaten the peaceful coexistence of Nigerians, calling on well meaning Nigerians to prevail on the Federal Government to desist from acts capable of throwing the country into further crisis.
He said this plan was to humiliate these men of God as well as silence them and create fear in other people that may want to speak against the heinous crime against humanity being committed daily [by Fulani Herdsmen], while perpetrators are being shielded by the Federal Government.
Fayose said the DSS should tell Nigerians how many of the Fulani herdsmen that killed thousands of Nigerians across the country have been arrested before going after Nigerians who merely expressed their frustration over the to failure of the Federal Government to protect them.
The governor said: “Even though the DSS has allowed commonsense to prevail by properly inviting Apostle Suleiman as against the gestapo manner with which the service attempted to abduct him last week Wednesday, it is still questionable that the DSS is more interested in a man who threatened to defend himself against any attack by Fulani herdsmen rather than those herdsmen that murdered thousands of Nigerians.
“It is sad and worrisome that after muzzling opposition politicians, judiciary and the press, the APC led federal government has taking its desperation to suppress dissenting voices in the country to the House of God.
“If the DSS had acted swiftly like it is doing on Apostle Suleiman so-called inciting comments when people were being killed by herdsmen across the country, so many lives would have been saved.”
Fayose advised the government and the DSS not to go ahead with these plans as it will heat up the polity and threaten the peaceful coexistence of Nigerians, calling on well meaning Nigerians to prevail on the Federal Government to desist from acts capable of throwing the country into further crisis.
It's better DSS Listens to Governor Fayose advice cos it's going to result to a big religious crises
ReplyDeleteThe DSS should just forget this whole issue, so that they won't start a war they cannot end and they should concentrate on finding who those killers are.
ReplyDeleteThey should be release for God sake
ReplyDeleteHow can they detain these men of God. What crime have they committed
ReplyDeleteI don't believe what Thugnor oshokomole is saying. All is propaganda
ReplyDeleteIf dey try it, den dey should b ready 2 face d wrath of God
ReplyDeleteNigerians wont accept this o!
ReplyDeleteNa waooo, y all dese na
ReplyDeleteOlu , are you there?
ReplyDeleteMy able governor let us wait and see. Please do not be faster than DSS mbok.
Who ever is using the DSS should better stop dis if he/she don't want to see the wrath of God
ReplyDeletePolitics aside, I sincerely think what gov. Fayose is saying is abolutely on point. They should rather invest their time and resources investigating and punishing those behind the killings in S/Kaduna and leave these men of God alone.
ReplyDeleteGod will act soon, let them go ahead and pull their treat. And see what happens.
ReplyDeleteThe religious war is about to start.
ReplyDeleteThe religious war is about to start.
ReplyDeleteThe gvt should have a rethink b4 water pass garri,this is too much an assault/ insult before a nation under democracy
ReplyDeleteGreat man, I will continue to respect you
ReplyDeleteIt seems they want anger of God to visit them, DSS should find the real killers not men who voice out truth.
ReplyDeleteNoting dey happen
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