The cleric is also seeking ₦1billion in damages over what he describes as malicious and defamatory allegations linking him to a staged resurrection miracle.
The dispute stems from claims made by Apostle Wisdom, a self-styled former associate of several Nigerian clergymen, who alleged in a viral interview that Apostle O.C. Benjamin of Fulfillers House Church staged a fake resurrection using an “injection” allegedly obtained from Apostle Suleman.
According to Wisdom, the substance was intended to temporarily make a person appear dead for the purpose of performing a miracle at a crusade.
The claims were amplified in an April 4, 2025 SaharaReporters publication titled:“Apostle Johnson Suleman Gave Fulfillers House Church’s O.C. Benjamin Injection to Make Someone Appear Dead for Staged Resurrection Miracle – Ex-Associate.”
In the interview granted to the KaaTruths Podcast, Apostle Wisdom had alleged that the supposed miracle was executed using a hired young man, rented ambulance, purchased casket, and paid actors who posed as grieving relatives.
According to him, the scheme was part of a coordinated plan to deceive worshippers during a programme in Abakaliki.
He claimed that Apostle Benjamin initially intended to use the alleged injection linked to Suleman but backed out over fears the young man might actually die.
“My oga, Apostle O.C. Benjamin, collected injection from Apostle Suleman… he told me himself, ” Wisdom said in the interview.
He described intricate preparations: paying people to act as family members, transporting the dead body from Enugu State, and staging dramatic confrontations with ushers who initially refused to allow the casket inside the hall.
Wisdom narrated how the dead man, shut inside the coffin, endured heat and near suffocation before “sneezing” at the climax of the performance—triggering wild jubilation from the crowd.
“The angel in charge of raising the dead was even confused that day because nobody died,” he mockingly remarked, describing the atmosphere as both chaotic and deeply manipulative.
However, the fallout from the interview has now escalated into a full-blown legal confrontation.
In a letter dated April 8, 2025 and addressed to SaharaReporters’ publisher, Omoyele Sowore, Suleman’s lawyers — Clement Onwuemunor & Co. — accused the media platform of propagating outright falsehoods without verifying from the cleric.
The letter described the publication as an aggravated libellous assault crafted from the spiral imaginations of a mischief-maker and blackmailer whose allegations were spread uncritically.
“Our Client has never met any Apostle O.C. Benjamin, not to talk of giving him injection or substance to inject anyone to stage-manage resurrection miracles,” the letter stated.
Suleman’s lawyers also referenced a new video by Apostle O.C. Benjamin himself, which has reportedly been circulating online.
In the video, Benjamin allegedly denies ever meeting Apostle Suleman, dismissing the claims attributed to Apostle Wisdom as false, fabricated, and malicious.
According to Suleman’s legal team, SaharaReporters’ willingness to publish the allegations despite the absence of verification demonstrates a frenzied effort to disparage our Client and constitutes the most wicked attack on the towering image of the televangelist.
The letter issued a strict 48-hour deadline for SaharaReporters to: “Retract the publication from all online platforms where it appeared and publish a formal apology on the same platforms.
“Publish full-page apologies in Punch, Guardian, Vanguard, Tribune, and Sunday Sun newspapers. Pay ₦1,000,000,000 (One Billion Naira) as damages.
“Failure to meet these conditions, the lawyers said, would compel them to “perfect our Client’s standing instructions,” signaling impending litigation.”
The letter was copied to Apostle Suleman himself and marked Pre-Litigation Notice.
