08/09/2026
BREAKING: Benue Govt Reacts to Attack on Peter Obi’s Convoy, Denies Knowledge of His Visit.
The Benue State Government has denied any involvement in the reported attack on the convoy of former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, by some youths in the state on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
The government, through the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Hyacinth Alia, Kula Tersoo, said it was not aware that Obi was visiting Benue State.
Speaking to Punch, Tersoo expressed surprise over the incident and questioned why Obi’s security details and relevant security agencies were allegedly not adequately positioned to protect him.
“We are not aware of his coming to the state,” Tersoo said, adding that if security agents had stopped Obi, it would have been easier for the state government to establish what happened.
He further stated that as a presidential candidate and former governor, Obi should have had adequate federal security protection, while the security agencies in the host state should ordinarily be informed ahead of such a visit.
Reacting to reports that youths stopped Obi’s convoy from proceeding, the governor’s spokesperson maintained that the youths were not acting on behalf of the state government.
According to him, “Youth can not do anything on behalf of government,” stressing that the Benue State Government does not patronise thugs.
Tersoo also dismissed any suggestionp that Obi posed a threat to Governor Alia, insisting that the government was simply unaware of his planned visit.
Obi was reportedly on his way to Yelewata to visit families affected by the deadly June 2025 massacre when his convoy was stopped by some youths at Gyado Villa along Gboko Road.
Following the incident, Obi reportedly returned to Abuja.
The development has continued to generate reactions, with questions being raised over security arrangements surrounding the visit and the circumstances that led to the confrontation.
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