Human rights lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, has criticised youths who allegedly blocked the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, from entering Benue State.
Ejimakor, in a post on his X handle on Tuesday, questioned why those who barricaded a road to stop Obi had not taken similar action against terrorists responsible for attacks in the state.
He accused the protesters of targeting Obi because of his Igbo ethnic background.
“These Benue protesters and thugs that barricaded and stopped Peter Obi from entering Benue, let me ask you: When will you barricade the terrorists that have been killing thousands in your state? Or is it only when it comes to the Igbo? This is how you messed yourselves up in the Civil War.” Ejimakor wrote.
The lawyer also made a reference to the Nigerian Civil War, accusing those involved of repeating what he described as mistakes of the past.
DAILY POST reports that there was tension in Benue State on Tuesday after suspected thugs blocked a major road following Obi’s arrival in the state.
Obi’s media aide, Esther Umoh, disclosed the incident in a post on X alongside a video showing a blocked route.
According to Umoh, the incident occurred shortly after Obi and his entourage arrived in the state.
Peter Obi: You can’t block terrorists, it’s only Igbos – Ejimakor blasts Benue youths