Suspected political thugs on Sunday stripped the Chief Executive Officer of Hosamudia Farm, Don Pedro Obaseki, naked in Benin City, the Edo State capital. In a video circulating online, Obaseki, a cousin of former Governor Godwin Obaseki, was attacked while playing football at Uwa Primary School. The assailants reportedly abducted him and took him to the Oba’s palace, forcing him to kneel at the palace gate. If there is anybody that counts himself as an enemy of the Oba, allow him and see how he will end up.”The chiefs eventually took Obaseki inside the palace despite protests from the thugs. He further called on human rights organisations, civil society groups, and well-meaning Nigerians to speak out against the injustice and gross violation of human rights.

Source: Punch December 29, 2025 01:58 UTC