Attack in Benin: Odigie-Oyegun says tip-off saved their lives; Not sure gunmen will be arrested; Amechi declares presidential ambition

Benin, Feb. 27, 2026

The National Leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has expressed doubt over the ability of the police to arrest gunmen who attacked the party Secretariat and his residence in Benin on Tuesday.

Odigie-Oyegun, also a former Edo governor, stated this on Friday, when fielding questions after the party’s South South Zonal Leadership Committee meeting in Benin.

He said the security agencies gave them a hint of the attack, which saved them.

“I am not sure if an arrest has been made.

“I am also not sure if an arrest will be made, considering the nature of the event.

“Imagine people bearing arms in broad daylight and being seen, and no one has been arrested up till now,” he said.

He urged the government to allow peace to reign and eschew violence in the run-up to the election.

“The ADC will do what it takes to make the party the choice of Nigerians,” he noted

Odigie-Oyegun also urged leaders and party members in the zone to work in unity and learn from each other’s experience, so that the zone could be worthy of emulation.

Meanwhile, a former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amechi, announced his presidential bid at the meeting.