Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries has blamed the massacre in Jos on Palm Sunday by gunmen on failed leadership in Nigeria.

The barbaric attack on the Gari Ya Waye community in Angwan Rukuba, Jos, claimed the lives of no fewer than 27 Nigerians and left many others injured.

In a statement, Apostle Suleman expressed solidarity with the families of the victims who are currently mourning.

He said despite his belief in the power of prayers, such should not replace the responsibility of the government.

He said on X, "Jos attack is another evidence of failed leadership. Leadership that prioritises politics over protection of lives. Choosing rather to waste our collective patrimony in pre-election jamboree and pre-coronation plans. Posterity will judge a leadership that now emboldens, enables and replicates what it once vehemently condemned..

"I believe in the power of prayers, but prayers won’t replace responsibility. We need humane leaders. These current folks have zero affiliation with empathy. We are tired. It’s depressingly exhausting.

"We stand with the families who lost loved ones and pray for fortitude to bear the irreparable loss..

"And for those who will engage this tweet to support failed leadership for the crumbs they offer you, pls show your irritation via good grammar. So even if I am irritated by your intentional delusion, I would be encouraged by your mastery of words."