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ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by Segunbabba(op): 11:23pm On Feb 24

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has linked an attack on Peter Obi and other party leaders to an earlier threat allegedly issued by the Edo State governor, describing the incident as a grave and disturbing development.

In a statement issued on Tuesday by Bolaji Abdullah, its spokesman, the ADC said the attack on Obi and leaders of the party occurred against the backdrop of warnings reportedly made last year cautioning Obi against visiting Edo State.

Today’s attack on Mr. Peter Obi and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress is a grave and disturbing development, especially in light of the threats issued last year by the Governor of Edo State, warning Mr. Obi not to come to Edo State,” the statement read.

The party added that it did not anticipate at the time that the alleged threat could “include an assassination plot,” stressing that violence and intimidation have no place in a democratic society.
According to the ADC, such actions are often deployed by those who fear the will of the people, warning that intimidation and violence undermine democratic values and freedoms.

"Violence and intimidation are the weapons of those who fear the will of the people. Such actions stain our democracy and must be condemned by all who believe in freedom,” Abdullah said.

Reaffirming its stance, the ADC declared that it would not be cowed by threats or attacks, insisting that it would continue its political activities peacefully.

The ADC will neither bow nor retreat. We will stand firm, speak without fear, and continue the peaceful struggle for a Nigeria where the opposition is not punished and every citizen is free,” the statement added.

Obi’s former campaign spokesman and National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Dr Yunusa Tanko, had earlier raised the alarm on how Obi, erstwhile National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, and some chieftains of the ADC were allegedly attacked by suspected thugs in Edo.

According to him, this happened at the formal declaration of Olumide Akpata, gubernatorial candidate of Labour Party in the last Edo election, into the ADC.

Tanko said armed individuals followed them from the ADC Secretariat to the residence of Oyegun.

They shot at the gate and destroyed several vehicles in what appears to be a survived assassination attempt on our lives. Democracy is in danger,” he had said in a statement.

https://dailytrust.com/just-in-adc-links-attack-on-obi-adc-chieftains-to-edo-governors-threat/

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by yaroyaro619(m): 11:33pm On Feb 24

Should anything happen to Peter Obi, Nigeria is gone

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by Kalashnikov49: 2:09am On Feb 25

Na APC run am. Imagine saying in another thread that it was a faction of ADC that attacked them.

APC is a gathering hoodlums.

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by Ever8090: 2:37am On Feb 25

It is possible shaa because the way that Edo State illiterate governor dey ass-lick Tinubu ehn ....he can do anything to prove his loyalty to baba...

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by Goodvibes007: 4:12am On Feb 25

Liars. Lol.

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by jamafa: 5:36am On Feb 25

yaroyaro619:
Should anything happen to Peter Obi, Nigeria is gone

You said more than this B4 dem arrest Kanu

Kanu has been arrested and prosecuted

Nothing xup

Just noise making as usual ✅

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by OredoPikin2: 5:38am On Feb 25

Segunbabba:
https://dailytrust.com/just-in-adc-links-attack-on-obi-adc-chieftains-to-edo-governors-threat/

This our illiterate D7 governor wan off Obi

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by Laple0541(m): 5:38am On Feb 25*

After the woeful performances in the just concluded Abuja chairmanship election, the scammer and his dead ADC of a party need to device another means of seeking undue sympathy from the electorates.

We are voting for competency not on sympathy or religion line!

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by SocialFinance: 5:39am On Feb 25

This a strong evidence that attack was staged.

No video evidence to show the face of hoodlums or thugs, with the number that do follow Obi about?

Where were the media when this is happening all reporting are based on the obedience script

Edo the so call home of obedience, how can this happen and no evidence

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by OredoPikin2: 5:40am On Feb 25

jamafa:
You said more than this B4 dem arrest Kanu

Kanu has been arrested and prosecuted

Nothing xup

Just noise making as usual ✅

Nnamdi kanu is an igbo project and he committed alot
Obi is a national project
What has Obi committed?
Is it a crime to want to be president?
Well,
Tinubu know say he nor go fit dare am sha.
As him dey arrest El Rufai and malami, make he try touch Obi

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by plumcomm: 5:41am On Feb 25

yaroyaro619:
Should anything happen to Peter Obi, Nigeria is gone

see chestbeating that they used to finish MNK and land El rufai into trouble…

SocialFinance:
This a strong evidence that attack was staged. No video ev

video Dey here

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

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by Peterobiisathie(f): 5:43am On Feb 25

Peter Pandorat Obituary can never become president of my country

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by trytillmake(m): 5:44am On Feb 25

Peter Obi leaving Labour ah, no be mistake this man do so? Cause him never even win primaries..

Meanwhile Labor party leaders the most useless party in history of mankind, u have a gold fish that made u come third, never recorded before, then u let him go cause of greedy politics... ah Obi u dey God Hand

Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by Ofunaofu: 5:44am On Feb 25

A proverb says, "The witch cried last night, and the baby died in the morning.” we do not go to the soothsayer to ask what killed the child.

We all remember the threat from the Governor of Edo State.

Tinubu and the APC have now led us back to the era of political assassination.

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by ukukaegbu(m): 5:48am On Feb 25

SocialFinance:
This a strong evidence that attack was staged.

No video evidence to show the face of hoodlums or thugs, with the number that do follow Obi about?

Where were the media when this is happening all reporting are based on the obedience script

Edo the so call home of obedience, how can this happen and no evidence

So the victims should relax and be videoing their attackers?
Are you for real?
It's the government that should apprehend the attackers and show that it was staged. But no, they can't apprehend the thugs that they sent.

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by SocialFinance: 5:48am On Feb 25

I'm asking about video of and during the attack. The clothes on the people didn't show such attack happened

plumcomm:
…video Dey here

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by Ofunaofu: 5:56am On Feb 25

SocialFinance:
This a strong evidence that attack was staged.

No video evidence to show the face of hoodlums or thugs, with the number that do follow Obi about?

Where were the media when this is happening all reporting are based on the obedience script

Edo the so call home of obedience, how can this happen and no evidence

Of course, it was staged, orchestrated, and executed by the current Edo State government, which had threatened Obi not to set foot in Edo State.

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by Fekumzi123: 6:00am On Feb 25

Kalashnikov49:
Na APC run am. Imagine saying in another thread that it was a faction of ADC that attacked them.

APC is a gathering hoodlums.

ADC is a gathering of what?
Saints, peaceful people,

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by DeltaBachelor(m): 6:52am On Feb 25

Okay. I believe investigations should have started by now. New I.G, over to you…

Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by chudez0147(m): 8:00am On Feb 25

yaroyaro619:
Should anything happen to Peter Obi, Nigeria is gone

Same thing you said about Nnamdi Kanu. Always chest beating

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by Heffalump(m): 8:14am On Feb 25

Nobody on earth has the monopoly of violence.

Monday Okpebolo beware!

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by InvestSmart(f): 9:12am On Feb 25

Hmmmmmmmm🤔What a statement!

Ofunaofu:
Of course, it was staged, orchestrated, and executed by the current Edo State government, which had threatened Obi not to set foot in Edo State.

Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by Kokaine(m): 9:20am On Feb 25

Monday doesn't come across to me as someone who can pull that kind of stunt.

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Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by killsmith(f): 9:37am On Feb 25

The thugs are the willful idiots used by the ruling class to suppress the people.
If the people must be free, they must confront and defeat the thugs. It's inevitable.

Nigerians must prepare for the thugs by 2027.

Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by obi4eze(m): 9:40am On Feb 25

APC is truly a curse on Nigeria. When will this curse be removed?

Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by Truthissupreme: 12:53pm On Feb 25

[quote author=plumcomm post=138576004]see chestbeating that they used to finish MNK and land El rufai into trouble…video Dey here

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

okpbebolo that is organizing those so called protest

Apc is the one know for paying a set in opposition to fight from within

All boils down to the promise okpbebolo the dullard made to obi pre-mpting violence on obi arrival even when he had not even decamped

Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by aswani(m): 12:54pm On Feb 25

Ofunaofu:
Of course, it was staged, orchestrated, and executed by the current Edo State government, which had threatened Obi not to set foot in Edo State.

They didn't threaten him not to come Nwanem, he was told to clarify with the governors office when next he is coming.

The last time he came to Benin, it was mayhem as people were killed because he was sharing monies to cult boys that were hailing him and they kpaid themselves over the sharing formula.

If he had told the governor, which he didn't clearly disobeying the top security officer of the state's clear orders, he would have had some security to follow him.

Of course, ADC knew what they were doing, they had already firebombed their headquarters and now they have set themselves up with shooting at empty cars.

Who the hell is Akpata to be important enough for anyone to disrupt his nonsense where belle face transfer from LP to ADC, who knows him in Benin politically?

Peter Obi catching cruise after his AMAC FCT candidate lost woefully.

Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by jaxxy(m): 1:19pm On Feb 25

playing with fire for no reason.

Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by JealousCobra(m): 5:13pm On Feb 25

jamafa:
You said more than this B4 dem arrest Kanu

Kanu has been arrested and prosecuted

Nothing xup

Just noise making as usual ✅

If tinubu is not feeling the heat why did he visited Kanu?

Re: ADC Links Attack On Peter Obi To Edo Governor’s Threat by aswani(m): 8:18am On Feb 26

JealousCobra:
If tinubu is not feeling the heat why did he visited Kanu?

When did President Tinubu "visited" (sìc) Kanu exactly?

Ontop all di gra gra, dem drag am carry am come from Kenya, put am for Kuje for 4 years, una nor fit do anytin to comot am.

Dem don trowey am go Sokoto now, he go tey for dere.

Ontop all di gra gra ó.

Na dat wan President Tinubu go waste time on go visit am, àbi. Nnamdi Kanu nor get level at all.

See as Ndi Yoruba nor gree Buhari and im fulani pipo touch Igboho. Same Igboho dey Nigeria now dey flex.

Walahi Ndigbo generally have a lot to learn, a lot when It comes to showing your influence and working behind the scenes.

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