Peter Obi, the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has alleged that there was an attempt on his life during a planned visit to Benue State in April 2025.
Obi made the claim while speaking at a high-level roundtable discussion themed “Nigeria in 2027 and Beyond”, organised by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in Berlin.
The former Anambra State governor said he had to cancel a planned humanitarian outreach to Benue State after the state government issued a cautionary statement advising him not to come.
He expressed disappointment over how the state government handled the proposed visit.
Recounting the episode in Berlin, Obi alleged that there were plans to assassinate him.
“You’re not aware that I wanted to go to Benue and the governor said I can’t come. You’re not aware that the governor said I shouldn’t come, and when I went there, there
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