Barely eight months after serious warning against visiting Edo State without permission, Peter Obi narrowly escaped assassination attempt
By allcitynews.ng Barely eight months after receiving serious warning against visiting the state without permission from the Edo State House Governor, Benin, the 2023 Presidential candidate under the platform of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi escaped assassination attempt on Tuesday, February 24 2026. It would be recalled that the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo on July 18 2025 warned Peter Obi against visiting Edo without security clearance. Accusing Obi of coming into Edo State without prior permission, the governor said, "He said, “The man wey say he no get shishi, I am sending a direct message to him, there is a new sheriff in town. He cannot come to Edo State without telling me because his security will not be guaranteed. “Whatever happens to him in Edo State, he will take it. His s ecurity won’t be guaranteed," the governor warned. His warning was based on the visit to Benin, by Obi on July 7 when he donated N15m million...