Apostle Johnson Suleiman, a group affiliated with the YesWeFit Movement, has denounced the attack on the cleric hours after it happened to the founder of Omega Fire Ministry.
On Friday, some thugs ambushed Suleiman's convoy near Auchi Road in Edo State, and at least seven persons were reportedly slain.
A viral video of the cleric appeared soon after the attack, in which he claimed to know who was responsible.
However, in a statement released on Saturday, Dr Thomas-Wilson Ikubese, the convener of the YesWeFit Movement, urged the cleric to name the perpetrators of the attack because he knew who they were.
Ikubese said, “In a video posted on his church’s TV social media pages, the man of God said he knew those behind the attack but won’t be mentioning them.
“The Apostle’s statement infers that he knows the killers but won’t mention their names which in the eyes of the law is a conspiracy to prevent justice, for one who witnessed the commission of a crime and knows the perpetrators, has an obligation to report what he knows to the police, otherwise be viewed as an accessory to the crime.
“In the light of the aforesaid, I urge the man of God to do the needful by reporting this incident to the police and mention to them his suspected assailants.”
According to the group, exposing the alleged sponsors would grant repose to the soul of the “seven persons on his entourage who were murdered in cold blood and succor to their families, that those who cut their lives short are not left to walk freely on the streets.”
He added that the disclosure would prevent the gunmen from committing further havoc in society when they are rounded up and made to face the law.
“While the man of God and the families of the deceased yet mourn, it will do society well if Apostle does the needful,” Ikubese submitted.