The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has boasted that there is a tendency for his critics to be killed if they speak ill of him in his church situated in the Auchi Area of Edo State.
Suleman sparked controversy with the statement in a video circulating on social media on Friday to prove his followers’ unwavering loyalty.
He said, “If you want to die and you’ve been praying for death, but it hasn’t come, there’s a way to make it happen,” Suleman declared.
“Come to Auchi, stand by the front gate of our church, and say something against me. Somebody will kill you, another will bury you, and the third will be doing praise and worship on your dead body.”
He went further to recount instances where individuals allegedly punished critics on his behalf.
“I’ve had cult boys bring people to me and say, ‘This boy was insulting you, we beat him and told him to apologize.’ I asked them, ‘Who are you?’ They said, ‘You no go like who we be, but you don help us.’ Kindness.”
Suleman is known for speaking about societal issues ranging from secular, governmental policies to entertainment.
Suleman made this assertion during his church’s two-day “Recovery Conference 2025” in Bauchi State.
Ahead of the event, he paid a courtesy visit to the Government House, where he met with Governor Bala Mohammed.
While commending Mohammed for his leadership and hospitality, Suleman described him as “a man of honour” and pledged his continued prayers for the state’s progress. Senior pastors, including Dr. Kingsley Aigbe, accompanied him.
However, speaking with journalists at the Government House, Suleman didn’t mince words about the nation’s state, blaming Nigerians for their electoral choices.
“What Nigerians are going through is partly what they deserve. Before the election, we cried out, we screamed, we yelled. The man (President Bola Tinubu) who came into leadership had no manifesto—just a sense of entitlement with his ‘it’s my turn’ mantra,” Suleman declared.
He criticised Tinubu’s administration for poor policy decisions and the mismanagement of the country’s oil sector.