…DSS is always alive to its responsibility of investigating credible intelligence, irrespective of tribe or religion.
EDO, NIGERIA- The iNews Times | The Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspect named Udeme Sunday Stephen, believed to be linked to the attack on the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and some chieftains of the African Democratic Congress in Benin, the Edo State capital.
The iNews Times had reported that Obi and some party chieftains were attacked at the residence of a chieftain of the ADC, John Odigie-Oyegun, last Tuesday.
According to the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, the incident occurred shortly after they returned from the ADC secretariat, where they formally welcomed the 2023 LP governorship candidate for Edo, Olumide Akpata, into the party.
Shortly after the attack, the suspect posted on his X account @stevetom788, claiming responsibility for the attack and threatening further attacks on Obi.
Stephen stated that Obi was lucky to have escaped in Benin and vowed that the former presidential candidate wouldn’t be that lucky next time.
“We warned Obi against his entrance into Edo State, but he mistook our resolve for his Obidiots online noise. Thank his stars he (Obi) survived this one.
“I learnt he’s going to my Rivers State… Na my men go handle that one and dem no dey miss target… Speak no peace to a bastard and wish him no long life, for he’s destined to die,” he had said.
However, a DSS source disclosed that no sooner had Stephen issued the threat than DSS operatives began a covert investigation, deploying forensic analysis to track and arrest him.
The source disclosed that the suspect is a 26-year-old who teaches at Jessica High School in Eliozu, Rivers State, at Umuehere Community, in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state.
“I strongly believe that the outcome of the agency’s forensic investigations implicated the suspect. You know that, as a responsible security organisation saddled with the task of counter-espionage, VIP protection, among other asset protection duties, the DSS is always alive to its responsibility of investigating credible intelligence, irrespective of tribe or religion.
“They swiftly deployed operatives, and the man who threatened Peter Obi was nabbed and is in custody. The suspect would soon be charged in court,” the source said.
