{
  "id": 6871800,
  "title": "Attackers of Peter Obi’s convoy not Benue youths – Onjeh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/attackers-of-peter-obis-convoy-not-benue-youths-onjeh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T05:40:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/12/attackers-of-peter-obis-convoy-not-benue-youths-onjeh/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Daniel Onjeh, the NDC senatorial hopeful for Benue South, has refuted allegations that Benue youths attacked Peter Obi's convoy during his humanitarian visit to Yelwata. Onjeh, who was present during the incident, stated that the attackers were predominantly middle-aged men, not young people. Obi received over 95,000 votes in Benue State in the 2023 election, while the APC and PDP candidates received around 40,000 votes each. Onjeh emphasized that Obi's support in Benue is genuine and cannot be undermined by violence. He rejected the idea that the attackers spoke for all Benue youths and urged the public not to misinterpret the actions of a few individuals as representative of the state's youth demographic. Onjeh also criticized the location of the barricade, which hindered Obi's access to the wider population in Makurdi. He called for an end to political violence and emphasized that the appropriate response to a candidate one does not support is to vote, not to resort to violence. Onjeh maintained that Benue youths would have another chance to express their political preferences during the 2027 elections.",
  "summary": "Daniel Onjeh, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) senatorial hopeful for Benue South, has rejected claims that Benue youths attacked the convoy of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Onjeh, who was beside Obi when the incident occurred, said the men who barricaded the convoy during the former Anambra State governor’s attempted humanitarian visit to Yelwata […] Attackers of Peter…",
  "key_points": [
    "Attackers were predominantly middle-aged men, not Benue youths.",
    "Peter Obi received over 95,000 votes in Benue State in 2023.",
    "Onjeh urges end to political violence, emphasizes voting over violence."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Daniel Onjeh's clarification that attackers of Peter Obi's convoy were not Benue youths underscores the complexity of political support in Benue State and implies that Obi's influence there may not be easily swayed.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}