DSS Arrests CAN Charmian’s Son For Rallying Online Support For Apostle John Suleiman

Tareri Avwomakpa, a legal practitioner and son of the South-South Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, has taken to his Facebook page to allege that he was arrested by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and subsequently arraigned ‘for attempting to incite the public against the Federal Government.’

Writing on his Facebook, Avwomakpa said he was invited to the Delta State office of the DSS following reports that he sent messages on his WhatsApp, urging Christians to rise in support of the General overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Suleiman Johnson who was invited by the DSS.

Apostle Suleman had been invited to appear before the DSS at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, to clarify statements made in the course of a sermon in which he called on his followers to attack Fulani herdsmen. He was later interrogated and freed.

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However, Avwomakpa, who only called for support for the cleric, was allegedly arrested, detained and then charged for inciting the public against the Federal Government.

Here’s is what Avwomakpa reportedly shared on the messaging platform:

“URGENT!!! The DSS has invited Apostle Johnson Suleman to appear b/4 (sic) the Abuja office for interrogation by 10 am on Monday 30/1/17. Let every Christian come out in a procession to accompany Apostle Suleman to the DSS office.

He spoke for us all. We stand against the shameful silence of Nigerian government over the killing of Christians in Nigeria; intimidation/harassment of the church with state security agencies and the Islamic agenda of this regime.

United we stand & together we will win this battle. Christians awake! Pls forward this invitation to every contact and God will fight your battles in Jesus name.”

The legal practitioner was later granted bail by a magistrate court on Thursday. However, it is unclear if the charges against him were finally dismissed.