The Obidient Movement has condemned the reported attack on members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress and other participants during a One Million Man March in Warri, Delta State, calling on security agencies to end political intimidation ahead of the 2027 elections.
The movement’s National Coordinator, Yunusa Tanko, in a statement released on Sunday, said the incident was part of a growing pattern of political violence targeting opposition supporters in the state.
He said, “The Obidient Movement condemns the reported attack on members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress and innocent Nigerians by thugs during the One Million Man March in Warri, Delta State, on Friday.
“This history of growing political violence in Delta State is not an isolated concern.”
The statement comes in the wake of a similar statement by the NDC candidate for Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who demanded an immediate investigation by the police, Department of State Services and other security agencies.
Omo-Agege alleged that the violence was part of a coordinated attempt to prevent the opposition party from exercising its constitutional right to campaign and mobilise supporters.
According to him, the march was initially scheduled to commence at Angle Park in Warri South, but participants were dispersed from the venue.
He said that after discussions with the police, the NDC supporters moved towards the Total filling station area, where “the situation escalated after the NDC supporters were again attacked.”
The development comes against the backdrop of an earlier claim by Omo-Agege that armed men attacked his convoy in Delta State, leaving six NDC members injured.
The APC has denied involvement in the incident.
The Obidient leader subsequently urged security agencies not to allow political violence to continue during the 2027 campaign.
He said, “On this note, the Obidient Movement is putting security agencies on notice that we will no longer sit back as lame ducks throughout the campaign season and on election day while political thugs attack Nigerians exercising their democratic rights.
“Nigerians everywhere have a constitutional right to campaign, mobilise, assemble and support candidates of their choice. We will defend those rights through any and every means available to us, including lawful resistance, mass mobilisation, and even self-defence, as guaranteed by Section 33, and Subsection 2(a) of the Nigerian Constitution.
“Nigeria belongs to all of us. No political party has the right to determine who can campaign, where Nigerians can gather or who they can support. We are peaceful, but we are not helpless. We will not initiate violence, but neither will we surrender our people to intimidation.”
Tanko urged Nigerians to reject political violence, insisting that the 2027 election should be determined by voters rather than intimidation.
He said, “The 2027 election must be decided by Nigerians at the ballot box, not by political thugs on the streets.”
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