𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗣𝗖 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀?𝗘𝗱𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝘁, 𝗔𝗣𝗖 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗢𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗯𝗶.


𝗕𝗬 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗔 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘,
25𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯. 2026.

The Edo State Government has firmly denied any involvement in the alleged assassination attempt on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, during his visit to Benin City on Tuesday.
Obi was reportedly in the company of former Edo State Governor, John Odigie-Oyegun, and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) when the incident occurred.

Reacting to the development, the Edo State Commissioner for Information, Kassim Afegbua, dismissed allegations of state complicity, attributing the violence to an ongoing internal crisis within the ADC.
According to Afegbua, the unrest was a spillover of factional disputes within the party.

“The crisis has been ongoing. Even yesterday, we had to use the police to quell the crisis. What happened was just the height of it,” he stated.

Similarly, the Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Emperor Jarret Tenebe, refuted claims linking the ruling party to the incident.

He described the situation as a factional fight within the ADC, insisting that the APC should not be dragged into what he termed an internal party conflict.

“Did the attackers wear APC uniforms? What is happening in ADC is a factional fight. You saw Owie fighting Oyegun. They should not drag us into their fight,” Tenebe said.

Addressing allegations that Governor Monday Okpebholo had earlier cautioned Obi against visiting the state without prior notice, Afegbua maintained that proper communication could have prevented the situation.

“If Peter Obi had informed the governor that he was coming, what happened today would not have happened. The governor would have provided security for him. Thank God nothing happened to Peter Obi,” he added.

As of press time, security agencies have yet to release an official statement detailing the circumstances surrounding the alleged attack.

The incident has since sparked political reactions, with stakeholders calling for calm and a thorough investigation into the matter.

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