The Obidient Movement has described the attack on former presidential candidate Peter Obi, John Odigie-Oyegun, and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Benin City, Edo State, as a premeditated, two-pronged assassination attempt. It made the remark while condemning the coordinated and violent attack on ADC chieftains. Some armed thugs on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, shot at and attacked Obi, Oyegun, and other ADC chieftains in Benin City, Edo State. However, a statement signed by the National Coordinator of the movement, Yunusa Tanko, said the body would not be intimidated, adding that “we will not back down.” The statement reads: “What occurred was not a political scuffle. It was a premeditated, two-pronged assassination attempt. Armed assailants first invaded the A...