Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi said it was “totally unacceptable” that his convoy was obstructed during a visit to Benue State, according to Vanguard. Obi, who travelled to commiserate with communities affected by recent killings, said his team was stopped from reaching the area where he intended to pay a condolence visit. The report did not identify who stopped the convoy or give further details.

Suspected thugs disrupted a visit by former presidential candidate Peter Obi to Benue State, marking the second such incident, Premium Times reported. The first disruption occurred in April 2025, when Governor Hyacinth Alia stopped Obi's planned visit to internally displaced persons, citing security and protocol concerns. Details of the latest incident, including whether anyone was injured or arrested, were not immediately provided in the report.

Tension erupted in Benue State on Tuesday after suspected thugs allegedly blocked a major road as Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), arrived in the state. The incident was disclosed by Obi's media aide, Esther Umoh, who shared a video on her X handle showing the blocked route, according to the Daily Post. Details of any injuries or arrests were not immediately available.

Former Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticised the Benue State government after his convoy was reportedly blocked, describing the incident as unacceptable. According to PM News, Obi said he had been left standing at the scene and condemned what he called 'rascality', stating that such conduct has no place in the country. The report does not detail who ordered the blockade or how the standoff was resolved.

Suspected thugs reportedly blocked a road in Gboko, Benue State, obstructing the convoy of former presidential candidate Peter Obi as he travelled from the airport into town. According to PM News, quoting a woman at the scene, the entire road was barricaded, with those involved saying Obi would not be allowed into town to meet the people he intended to see.

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has cautioned against violent political campaigns after angry youths, suspected to be loyalists of a political party, blocked the Makurdi-Gboko federal highway and prevented him from entering Benue State. According to Channels TV, Obi was travelling to Yelewata to meet and commiserate with victims of the June 2025 attacks when the roadblocks were mounted on the two-lane highway, stopping his convoy from passing through to the community.