Fresh revelations have been made by Nathaniel Samuel, the 30-year-old suspected suicide bomber arrested on Sunday with explosives at the Sabon Tasha branch, of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel in Kaduna State.
The suspect whose true identity has brought a lot of controversies said his name is Mohammed Tanko as claimed by some Nigerians but Nathaniel Samuel, adding that he is a Christian.
Kaduna Church Suicide Bomber Clears Air on Religion, Name
He also claimed to be a decorator, debunked the claim that he was caught with explosives maintain that he was given fireworks.
“My name is Nathaniel Samuel. In fact, I am supposed to be a pastor at the Living Faith Church because I did the Word of Faith Bible Institute.’ ”There is no way by accident that my name is Mohammed. My name is Nathaniel”
“I was in the church service early in the morning for the first service, I went at around past 8, while I was listening to the sermon all of a sudden I had a stomach ache and decided to use the toilet.
“A day before then I went for an event at Sabo that was where some of us were given fireworks not explosives. I’m not a suicide bomber but a decorator.”
You will recall that the Kaduna State Police Command on Sunday arrested Nathaniel following what described as a failed attack on the Sabon Tasha branch, of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel in Kaduna State.
Kaduna Church Suicide Bomber Clears Air on Religion, Name
