Benue denies deploying thugs against Peter Obi
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- Benue State denied Peter Obi’s allegation that government-linked thugs blocked his convoy from reaching Yelwata.
- The government also rejected claims that it deployed state-sponsored thugs along Gboko Road.
The Benue State Government has denied Peter Obi’s claim that thugs allegedly working for the state government blocked him from accessing Yelwata.
The government also dismissed allegations that it sent state-sponsored thugs to stop Obi’s convoy along Gboko Road on Tuesday.
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