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Edo Government Denies Orchestrating Attack on Peter Obi

The Edo State Government has denied allegations that it directed any of its agencies to attack former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, during his recent visit to the state.

Describing the claim as false, malicious and a distortion of facts, the government said no such directive was issued by Governor Monday Okpebholo or any organ of the state. Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Patrick Ebojele, in a statement issued on Monday night, said the Okpebholo administration would not engage in attacks against law-abiding Nigerians, irrespective of political affiliation.

According to the statement, no arm of the Edo State Government was instructed to target members of any political party. It added that the allegation was unsupported by credible evidence and appeared designed to mislead the public and heighten political tension.

It reads in part, “The statement recalled the Governor’s earlier position regarding high-profile political visits to Edo State, where he made it clear that his comments were purely guided by security responsibility as the Chief Security Officer of the state, and not borne out of political hostility toward any individual or group.


Governor Okpebholo had consistently maintained that politically exposed persons are expected to notify relevant authorities ahead of major public engagements to enable adequate security coordination in the interest of public safety.

We view any attempt to twist the Governor’s security advisory into claims of intimidation or orchestrated attacks as unfortunate, misleading and politically motivated.

For the avoidance of doubt, just yesterday, Monday,23 February,a faction of the ADC led by former Chief Whip of the Senate,Roland Owie, were shut out of a meeting held at the residence of John Odigie-Oyegun’s due to internal crisis within the party and was only resolved following a detachment of armed police officers to restore peace.

It is now evident that the ADC and by extension Peter Obi is mischievous and making efforts to cast aspersion on the good things that this administration is doing. It only suggests to us that Peter Obi is synonymous with violence and the state government will not condole such acts.

The Edo State Government therefore urges political actors to verify facts before making public statements capable of overheating the polity. The administration remains firmly committed to protecting all residents and visitors while upholding the constitutional rights of Nigerians to lawful movement and association.

The government reiterates that its focus remains on governance, public safety and economic development, and not political persecution.

https://thenationonlineng.net/i-didnt-direct-any-attack-on-obi-says-okpebholo/

This illiterate embarrassment of a governor dey deny everything, everyday..

One day him go deny say him wear boxers come campaign ground.

No any attacks on peter obi, he was just looking for media attention by fire by force 😆

Dalohad:
This illiterate embarrassment of a governor dey deny everything, everyday..

One dey him go dey say him wear boxers come campaign ground.

Insulting him because he said he didn’t orchestrate any attack against the Agulu fraud? And this is something you can't prove to be the contrary.

Is that how you were brought up?

Richtaiwo:
Insulting him because he said he didn’t orchestrate any attack against the Agulu fraud? And this is something you can't prove to be the contrary.

Is that how you were brought up?

Who is the chief security officer of Edo state...o hwiedo kpata khi....

Monday get luck say nothing happened to Obi....

Nigeria is gone should anything happen to Peter Obi

El Yekini knows he will soon go the way of El Mencho or even El Maduro

Richtaiwo:
Insulting him because he said he didn’t orchestrate any attack against the Agulu fraud? And this is something you can't prove to be the contrary.

Is that how you were brought up?

Switruth:
Who is the chief security officer of Edo state...o hwiedo kpata khi....

Monday get luck say nothing happened to Obi....

Off track.

The allegation is that he sent people to attack the agulu fraud, and to that, he said it is false.

Him being the chief security is not the allegation he denied. Be coherent and stop mixing things up.

And to the agulu fraud, if anything happened to him, then what? Arrest the governor? Nnamdi Kanu is currently serving a life term sentence, when will you arrest Tinubu?

yaroyaro619:
Nigeria is gone should anything happen to Peter Obi

Where is Mazi today?
What about el rufai ?

Something you could have ignored.

yaroyaro619:
Nigeria is gone should anything happen to Peter Obi

You guys have started your chest beating again abi?
I don't pray anything happens to him but if anything happens to him heaven will not fall.

Many of you boasted that naija will go down if anything happens to kanu. He has since been sentenced to life imprisonment in Sokoto and nothing has happend yet.

Chest beaters

Does it mean he's been directing other attacks or hits like a mafian boss but didn't order this one? What if one of lieutenants ordered it without his knowledge?

Ok ..no one was expecting you to say you did anyway but make obi just dey avoid state governors whose only qualification to the seat is their loyalty to Tinubu for peace to reign especially that Monday of a guy.......some illiterate are more dangerous than snakes ..

You did and very soon, you will dance naked and the whole world will see you. Isee

Of course. We know you did not. The ADC needs to get their shit together.

The crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has degenerated into a major conflagration as hoodlums suspected to be loyal to one of the factions attacked the house of the party chieftain and former governor of the state, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, riddling his gate with bullets.

It would be recalled that several leaders of the party, including a former Chief Whip of the Senate, Sir Rowland Owie, who is one of the founders and financiers of the party in the state; Sunny Aguebor, a national leader of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), and Douglas Iyike, among others, were shut out of the meeting scheduled to be held at the residence of the National Leader of the party, Chief Odigie Oyegun, in Benin City.

It was gathered that Odigie-Oyegun scheduled the meeting for his residence and when the members got to the place, they were shown a list of those invited.

This development got the members infuriated and took over the entrance to the compound of Odigie-Oyegun.

Speaking to journalists, Owie called on the mational leadership of the ADC to call Odigie-Oyegun to order.

He said, “We that are here, are founding members of the ADC, we are supposed to have a meeting today, Chief John Oyegun who has not done anything to support the party in this state is calling non-members to a meeting and excluding those who are statutory members.

Amoda Ogunlere must continue to be punished by God.

I see an Egyptian plague coming upon the deranged criminal soon

This I have seen!

ILoveNG:
Where is Mazi today?
What about el rufai ?

Where is Sani Abacha? Time is a gentleman.

yaroyaro619:
Nigeria is gone should anything happen to Peter Obi

You and your vacuous people will never learn. You said the same thing before Nnamdi Kanu was jailed and sent to Sokoto.

Peter Obi did the same thing he is crying about to Nasir El-Rufai in Anambra when he was the Governor.

I tought he said if they don’t count him,he will count them…so na empty threats as usual…we already know what happened and we have video

1st Video: Angry ADC supporters outside Oyegun’s house expressing their anger as Oyegun was having a closed door meeting with Peter Obi and others.

2nd Video: Peter Obi blaming the APC for the chaos that followed even when angry ADC supporters were the ones at the scene. pic.twitter.com/r8BE6bPim0

— High Chief Lawrence Igbins Okoro (@HighChiefOkoro) February 24, 2026

Peter the crocodile tears man buying boli up and down.
He has gone to look for trouble in Edo.
Peter Obi is synonymous to trouble

We all know Obi and the failed ADC of a party are just looking for cheap publicity and undue sympathy. Their internal problems are bigger than that of the country! They are a sinking boat that is looking for what to clinch on to.

Laslas, Peter obi don carry im badluck go ADC.

Richtaiwo:
Insulting him because he said he didn’t orchestrate any attack against the Agulu fraud? And this is something you can't prove to be the contrary.

Is that how you were brought up?

What a character you are.

You accuse the poster of insulting the Governor but at the same time you turn around and call HE Peter Obi an Agulu fraud?

Does that show any respect to a two term governor of a state who no one in your lineage can even tie his shoes?

What a country we live in.

Do U expect him to agreed he did?

So the government will announce that they want to attack before abi..
This boy is truly an illiterate

You used your gutter mouth to say he will be attacked if he visits Edo again.

He visited and he was attacked.

Shame on your, illiterate Governor

Someone is trying to distract don the catastrophic election in Abuja

Atlantis585:
What a character you are.

You accuse the poster of insulting the Governor but at the same time you turn around and call HE Peter Obi an Agulu fraud?

Does that show any respect to a two term governor of a state who no one in your lineage can even tie his shoes?

What a country we live in.

dont mind the jokolo. .
Obi did not price his mother's groundnut very well at junction so he got angry.
He is the only graduate in his family I know him very well

Hmmm. Na wa o. This is getting serious