The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 general election, Peter Obi, has alleged that there was a plot to assassinate him in April 2025 during a planned visit to Benue State.
Obi made the allegation at a high-level roundtable discussion themed “Nigeria in 2027 and Beyond,” organised by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in Berlin, Germany.
The former Anambra State governor said he cancelled a planned humanitarian visit to Benue after the state government issued a statement advising him not to travel to the state.
He expressed disappointment over the way the state government handled the proposed visit.
According to Obi, “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 was a shootout. There were plans to assassinate me.
“What else do you need? Do you need somebody to die before you believe it? There was already a shootout when I tried to visit the place. Once they said, ‘Don’t come here.’ What else do you want me to tell you about the attempt on my life,” he asked.
