The human rights activist emphasized that such acts have no place in a true democracy, asserting that every presidential candidate must retain the right to campaign freely and travel across the nation without facing threats or physical harm. Furthermore, Sowore cautioned that permitting these attacks to persist could endanger the broader democratic rights of all Nigerians.

In his official statement, Sowore wrote:

“I have watched videos showing what appears to be a state-sponsored blockade and attack on NDC presidential candidate @PeterObi as he attempted to enter the state capital to carry out legitimate campaign activities. I strongly condemn these acts of political brigandage by agents of the state government and the Tinubu regime. This is totally unacceptable. No candidate should be prevented through violence, intimidation or state-sponsored thuggery from campaigning freely anywhere in Nigeria. Those behind these cowardly attacks are toying with fire and threatening the democratic rights of all Nigerians. They must desist immediately before it is too late.”

According to the commissioner, this lack of prior notice made it impossible for the government to take full responsibility or guarantee adequate security for Obi and his entourage, noting that the politician has repeatedly neglected to follow proper protocol during past visits.

Iorpev remarked:

“A high-profile person who has been a former governor of a state is coming into the state; he should have written a letter to the State Government. We are supposed to guarantee his safety and protection, but in an instance where no letter was written, we could not guarantee his safety. This is not the first time he is doing this. He is just looking for our trouble. We are peace loving and hospitable people. So, if they were coming from either Tarka, Gboko, Buruku, Ushongo, Konshisha or Vandeikya at the same time of his visit and blocked the road, it is unfortunate. I do not know the youths who did that.”

During an interview with Feel Right News TV on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, Solade recounted that he was approached and compensated to play the role of a person with a disability while he was still a struggling student. He admitted that he accepted the financial offer at the time and spent the earnings on alcohol.

Reflecting on the incident, Solade stated:

“I have been used for a miracle then, when I was not popular. I acted as a cripple; they paid; I used the money to drink; then I was a student. The people involved are still alive; I don’t just want to mention names.”

In a separate development, popular Nigerian TikToker Peller revealed during a livestream on Tuesday that he reached out to Pastor Tobi Adegboyega to seek intervention regarding the detention of dancer and singer Poco Lee. According to Peller, he appealed to the cleric to help secure Poco Lee’s release from prison. However, Pastor Tobi informed him that the situation was already being handled by Burna Boy’s camp, noting that the cleric had initially shown interest in resolving the matter before Burna Boy’s involvement.