Following the revelation that Apostle Johnson Suleman allegedly had a s exual affair with Stephanie Otobo, the man’s lawyers have threatened Sahara Reporters with a N1 billion lawsuit.
The s*x scandal involving Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire
Ministries and one Stephanie Otobo has taken a new twist following the
threat issued by Suleman’s lawyers to sue Sahara Reporters for N1
billion.
Apostle Suleman’s lawyer, Barrister Osa Director has called the
media trial shocking, as he said the allegations are lies from the pit
of hell.
Sahara Reporters first reported the news which has been trending online since yesterday.
Below is the statement from Suleman’s lawyers:
APOSTLE JOHNSON SULEMAN DENOUNCES BLACKMAILERS
The attention of our Client, Apostle Johnson Suleman has been drawn
to the online Publication by Sahara reporters. It is with utter
consternation and indignation that our client received the news that one
Stephanie Otobo is claiming to be his lover, after he proposed marriage
to her in 2015 but later reneged. The Story was based on a purported
letter written by Festus Keyamo’s Chambers.
Our Client has not received any letter from the Chambers of Keyamo
or any law firm whatsoever. Therefore it is a gross violation of the
natural Justice principle of audi alteram partem to embark on a media
trial of our client without giving him fair hearing.
However, anytime we get a letter from Keyamo or any law firm, we
shall respond appropriately and adequately without the unethical side
kick of undue media attention.
For the records, our Client unequivocally denies any amorous
relationship with the said Stephanie. Her claims as stated by Keyamo is
vexatious, malicious and a wicked concoction from the pit of hell. As it
is customary with our Client he has never had any one-on-one encounter
with the said Stephanie.
Although sometimes in 2015, after a crusade in Canada, our Client
received a call from a person who introduced herself as Stephanie, and
claimed to have been blessed by the spiritual ministration of our
Client. Further probings from our Client revealed that Stephanie was a
night club stripper. Our Client insisted that she must change her ways,
if indeed she wants to receive Christ. But she later complained of no
other means of survival and pleaded for assistance to open an Africa
Kitchen food Store.
Our Client being a habitual and chronic philanthropist, with a
heart for the poor and the underprivileged promised to assist, and he
did. After almost a year she later complained of being broke and
business was not looking well and asked for financial assistance from
our Client, which he obliged. Those were the only two occasions our
Clients rendered financial help to her, and withdrew after some
unsavoury disclosures by Stephanie and her reluctance to truly mend her
ways, and embrace Christ.
It was therefore strange and gut wrenching to hear several years
after from Stephanie, who in collaboration with a gang of five ,which
include her Canadian based boyfriend, Wisdom and a top ranking police
officer based in Lagos State approach our Client and demanding a ransom
payment of N500.milion , otherwise they threaten to provide a tell tale
story of romance between our Client and Stephanie to the media and
hoodwink the innocent public with the view of ridiculing our Client’s
worth and integrity in the public eye.
As a principled man of God, our Client refused to budge to their
cheap tantrums of blackmail, knowing full well that you cannot build
something on nothing, as an amorous relationship NEVER existed between
him and Stephanie.
If true that our Client proposed marriage to Stephanie and
conducted a marriage introduction ceremony, we challenged her to provide
evidence of the occasion, either photographs or video clips.
Who were the Family members present at the occasion? Where was the ceremony conducted?
We have since contacted the father of Stephanie, one Revered Benson
Otobo, who pastors a church in Warri and have businesses in Lagos and
Abuja. He described his daughter as ‘wayward and desperate to make
money’ He said he was not even aware that Stephanie was in Nigeria and
thoroughly denied any marriage introduction ceremony, saying that
Apostle Suleman never came to his house, or family home to introduce
himself as suitor to his daughter.
He emphatically disassociated himself from whatever blackmailing
scheme the daughter is engaged in, ‘I want to clearly state that I am
not a part of her gang of blackmailers or a party to her desperate money
making scheme’
Stephanie and her gang has since been arrested by the Nigeria
Police as they were also recorded on tape disclosing their links with
the dreaded terrorist gang, Boko Haram. They threatened to unleash Boko
Harem and kill Apostle Suleman. As agents of terrorism, the Police is
investigating the depth of their involvement in the several terrorist
attacks in the country.
That is beside the charges of blackmail and attempt to extort money from Apostle Suleman.
We have our Clients instruction to demand a retraction of the story
from sahara reporters and publication of an apology letter seven days
from today. We are also demanding one billion naira compensation as
damages.
Our Client will never and shall never succumb to blackmailers and their antics, no matter how highly placed.
Osa Director Esq
For: OSA DIRECTOR AND CO
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