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By Tony Ogaga
A pastor in Lagos, Prophet Joseph Enoch Apata, General Overseer of Vineyard of Believes Ministries and Prince Olalekan Shekoni-Alo, a senior pastor at Vineyard of Believers Ministries have petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IG), Ibrahim Idris, over a plot to assassinate them.
Dated April 27 and signed by Deji Owolagba, Apata and Shekoni-Alo, through their lawyers, Sigma Solicitors, are alleging that Toyin Elemoro, Fatai Elemoro, Sarah Olabinji and Iyabo aka Iya Ketu among others are out to assassinate them.
According to the petition, on Sunday, April 23, Apata received a call from one Dayo who informed him of the plot. The petition stated that Dayo had earlier paid a visit to another suspect known as Kayode at his home where he saw Pastor Apata’s pictures after which Kayode confided in him that he was contracted by the above mentioned names to assassinate Apata after being offered huge sums of money as ransomed for Apata’s life. Kayode also told Dayo that they had been monitoring Apata’s movements in view of his assassination.
The petitioners further stated that Dayo had blown the whistle on Kayode and informed Apata stating that he was interceding on behalf of the pastor because of his good name.
The petition states that the pastor had contacted the police despite being warned not to because they (assassins) operate a deadly ring with other cells that will carry on with the job in case they are nabbed.
In the petition, Apata’s lawyers stated that he had played along with the assassins by requesting further proof and Dayo had provided a recorded video of several meetings between the assassins and their clients which culminated in a number of arrests by police operatives from Area J Command, Lagos.
However, Apata’s solicitors are alleging that despite the gravity of the case, the police at Area J have not been forthcoming with the investigations and might release the suspects hence the petition calling on the IG to use his good office to save their client’s lives.
The petition read thus: “The suspects have boasted of their superior connections with high powered individuals and have reiterated their threats of carrying out revenge. Since assassinations are rampant now, our clients would not want to regret towing the path of Rule the Law by reporting to the police since they have been warned by the suspects. Hence we are calling on you to use you good offices to promptly intervene and save our clients’ lives.”
