“Few days after he was born, some Prophets came from
Warri to Benin (the place of his birth) with a message from God. When his
parents desired to know what the message was, they said God told them “a
prophet who would minister in God’s presence has been born.” His parents
refused to listen further because they were Muslims and did not see the
possibility of their son leaving their fold.” From Apostle Suleman’s website
biography.
Just like Prophet T.B. Joshua and other self-styled
church leaders of their kind, little is known about the life of Apostle
Suleman. The biography on his church's website simply proclaimed how he was
born in a Muslim household and some prophets came and declared that the child
would be a prophet. As he grew up, he battled with the prophesy; he read the
Bible three times and one day he read Acts of Apostle 10: 38 and his eyes were
opened, and he saw his mandate.
There is no record of where he went to school and what
he studied. And there is no record of where he worked before he joined the
vineyard. Like Jesus, he disappeared at a certain age and reemerged a preacher.
Apostle Suleman founded Omega Fire Ministry in 2004 in
Auchi, Edo State and today it has over 40 branches across the world. The church
is currently building an auditorium that can take 70,000 people. It also has a
vibrant television station, Celebration TV, from where his message is heard
across the world. He would've had his own private jet if not that he rejected
one that was given to him as a gift.
