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WHY I BEGGED APOSTLE SULEMAN – Stephanie Otobo's Mother

Premium Times’ Festus Owete and Idris Ibrahim travelled to Sapele, Delta State, to speak with the mother of Canadian-based Nigerian woman, Stephanie Otobo, who accused the pastor of the Omega Fire Ministry, Auchi, Johnson Suleman, popularly called Apostle Suleman, of having amorous relationship with her. For two days, attempts by our reporters to trace the mother, Bukky, to her home were unsuccessful. When finally located, it would take hours to convince her to speak with this newspaper. Bukky explained why she apologised to Mr. Suleman, the formative years of her daughter, the allegation her daughter had marital introduction with Mr. Suleman, and other issues. Excerpts: PT: You travelled to Auchi to attend a church service where you also apologised to Apostle Johnson Suleman. What prompted you to do that? Bukky: I did that because of my daughter, (and) because I am a mother. The way I am seeing her is not the way I brought her up. And all those her character is not giving me happiness which I want to put an end to. That is why I went to Auchi. PT: Did anybody threaten to arrest or kill you before you went there? Bukky: No, nobody threatened me. It is because I am a mother. When I saw what was going on, the day you people came to the market I said I wanted to go and meet the man of God to apologise so that we can put an end to the matter. Because I know my daughter. I did not bring her up this way and the way she is behaving is not normal. So, I said I want to go and beg the man of God to forgive her so that this matter can die off. Because I cannot continue with this (and) the way I am seeing it, I don’t want anything of such to happen again. Nobody threatened to kill me or prompted me to do so. I went there on my own to apologise to man of God. PT: I am asking because shortly after that church service, your daughter said on Instagram that you were threatened to go to Auchi. Bukky: No, I was not threatened. I am a mother. I cannot continue to see her in that manner. She has been saying all sort of things. We are not happy and that is why I went to apologise. I went there alone; nobody threatened me. PT: That implies that your daughter lied? Bukky: Yes, because what she is saying is not true. PT: How old is your daughter? Bukky: I don’t want to answer that. PT: Don’t you think your daughter is old enough to take responsibility for her actions? Bukky: What I am still saying is that they should pardon her and the matter should just go down like that. They should forgive this matter because they’ve been manipulating her because this is not her real self. She was not behaving like this before. It seems all those lawyers are manipulating her, using her to say all this rubbish and bringing all this things out. So I begged that this matter should die down now because this is not my real daughter. I believe somebody must have been manipulating her. All those lawyers (and) all those her friends are using her. This is not the way I brought her up because I brought many children up. They are not behaving like this. Somebody is brainwashing her, polluting her mind and that is what is making her to do all this things that she is doing now. PT: You are accusing a lawyer for doing that? Bukky: Yes, all those lawyers are using her to get their own names. They should leave my daughter alone. They should leave my daughter out of this matter. I am still talking about all those lawyers, they should leave my daughter alone. PT: Can you mention names? Bukky: I don’t know them but I believe that all those lawyers supporting her are using her. I am begging the government that they should leave my daughter alone. They should release my daughter from what they are doing to her. PT: Do you know the lawyer they call Festus Keyamo or any lawyer from his chamber? Bukky: I don’t know him and any lawyer from his chamber though they call me but I don’t know them. PT: When the lawyers called you, what were they telling you? Bukky: They asked me whether they came to arrest me or they forced me to say all those things when they came to my market. They also asked whether I was tortured. They came and said they want to ask me about my daughter, (but) I told them that I want to go and beg the man of God myself to die down the matter. That is what every mother will do. I don’t want to see my daughter destroyed. That is why I am saying that all those lawyers should leave my daughter and bring her out of this matter. PT: You said you were going to beg the man of God, what were you afraid of? Bukky: Well, we begged the man of God that he should forgive my daughter. You know when you call somebody a man of God, he can go to any length. So I don’t want the man of God to go to any length, to do any evil prayer because when we heard of it that time, this pastors’ association (South-South chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria) praying all their sorts of things. I cannot sit down here watching my daughter like that. That is why I said I want to go to the source to beg that man. Nobody tortured me. I went alone. I entered vehicle from Sapele to Auchi. PT: So, was it the first time you went to Auchi? Bukky: No, I have been to Auchi before. PT: She (Stephanie) said Apostle Suleman held marriage discussions in the pastor’s office. Is it true? Bukky: No, it is not true, nothing like marriage, I did not go there for marriage. No woman goes to collect dowry. That one na abomination. PT: Did she ever tell you that she was pregnant? Bukky: No, she never told me. PT: Have you made any attempt to reach her so that you discuss with her? Bukky: No. PT: When she was growing up, what kind of child was she? Bukky: She is not wayward, that is why what is happening is surprising me. Somebody is behind this matter because she was not like that before. She is a good child. She loved me and I love her. So, along the way, I don’t know what happened; that is why I said they are manipulating her, using something against her and I want every Nigerian to help me to pray, pray for her that God should deliver her. PT: Do you know what she does in Canada where she lives? Bukky: She was going to school before (and) she is a musician. PT: Does she send you money? Bukky: Before she dey send me money sometimes. PT: What do you do for a living? Bukky: I am a business woman. PT: How many children do you have? Bukky: Dem plenty, even the one I born, the one I no born, through herself I brought many of her friends up. PT: Now if this matter goes to court, are you ready to go to court to testify? Bukky: I don’t want to go to court, that is why I said they should cancel the matter. PT: Do you have any advice for mothers? Bukky: Well they should bring up their child in the way of God. PT: Do you know anybody who is against your child and who is polluting her against the man of God? Bukky: I don’t know anybody. Na the lawyer wey make her dey talk all this bad word. The lawyer should leave my daughter alone. -Premium Times

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