Atiku reacts to assassination attempt on Peter Obi, other ADC leaders in Edo
News Atiku reacts to assassination attempt on Peter Obi, other ADC leaders in Edo Published on February 24, 2026 By Ochogwu Sunday googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly condemned the assassination attempt on the life of former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Edo State. DAILY POST had reported that Obi and other ADC leaders came under deadly attack during the formal declaration of Olumide Akpata into the ADC in Benin City. Obi’s motorcade was riddled with bullets following the unprovoked attack. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); Reacting, Atiku, in a statement on Tuesday night, said the attack is “utterly condemnable and unacceptable in any democracy. “In recent times, we have witnessed reckless and inflammatory rhetoric from elements within the ruling party in Edo State, rhetoric that dangerously legitimises violence against political opponents. “Words, when weaponised, often precede actions. What happened in Benin did not occur in a vacuum. “Nigeria is entering a perilous phase in which opposition voices are not only harassed through state institutions but are now being physically targeted. The ruling APC appears to have escalated its intolerance from bureaucratic suppression to open aggression. “Bola Tinubu and the nation’s security chiefs bear a constitutional responsibility to guarantee the protection of lives and property without discrimination or partisanship. The safety of opposition leaders and supporters is not a favour; it is a democratic obligation. “Nigeria must not descend into a theatre where politics is settled by violence.” Don't Miss ADC South-South zone condemns attack on Edo secretariat, as APC blames internal crisis You may like ADC South-South zone condemns attack on Edo secretariat, as APC blames internal crisis We will neither bow nor retreat – ADC reacts to attack on Peter Obi in Benin Police confirm attack on ADC secretariat in Edo, says no casualty They’re doing everything possible to stop us – Olumide Akpata after dumping LP for ADC This is where our democracy has reached – Peter Obi speaks after escaping assassination in Edo Peter Obi decry inadequate healthcare institutions in Nigeria