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The Obidient Movement has described the attack on former presidential candidate Peter Obi, John Odigie-Oyegun, and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Benin City, Edo State, as a premeditated, two-pronged assassination attempt.
It made the remark while condemning the coordinated and violent attack on ADC chieftains.
Some armed thugs on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, shot at and attacked Obi, Oyegun, and other ADC chieftains in Benin City, Edo State.
However, a statement signed by the National Coordinator of the movement, Yunusa Tanko, said the body would not be intimidated, adding that “we will not back down.”
The statement reads: “What occurred was not a political scuffle. It was a premeditated, two-pronged assassination attempt. Armed assailants first invaded the ADC secretariat on Ogbelaka Street shortly after a party rally.
“They then trailed the convoy of ADC leaders to the private residence of Chief Odigie-Oyegun, where they opened sporadic gunfire on vehicles and the property.
“Bullet-riddled vehicles and expended cartridges recovered at the scene confirm the severity and intent of this assault. Several persons sustained injuries.
“This attack did not happen in a vacuum. On July 18, 2025, the Governor of Edo State publicly stated that Mr. Obi’s security would not be guaranteed if he visited the state without prior clearance. Yesterday, that threat was visibly translated into bullets. The connection between that inflammatory rhetoric and this act of violence is impossible to ignore.
“This is not an isolated incident. It is part of a widening pattern of intimidation and violence directed at opposition leaders and party structures across the country. Similar attacks have been reported at ADC gatherings in other states.
“The intent is clear: to suppress political opposition and silence dissenting voices through brute force. Things have now regressed from mere rhetoric to actual violence and threats to life.”
Attack on Peter Obi, Oyegun in Edo premeditated – Obidient Movement
