Nigeria: Peter Obi’s claim of thugs blocking Yelewata visit, manufactured lie — Gov Alia

Benue Governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia, has dismissed as false the claim by the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, that thugs allegedly working for the state government blocked him from visiting victims of the 2025 attack on Yelewata.

The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, described the allegation as a “manufactured lie” in a statement issued on Tuesday in Makurdi.

Obi was in Benue to commiserate with victims of the…