Former Deputy President of the 9th Senate and National Democratic Congress (NDC) senatorial candidate for Delta Central, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has alleged that armed men attacked an NDC campaign meeting venue in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, threatening to kill him and the party’s campaign coordinator in the area.
Omo-Agege made the allegation in a statement issued on Thursday, August 20, 2026, accusing Emmanuel Erube, whom he identified as the Development Committee Chairman of Jakpa, of leading the group that allegedly attacked the venue.
According to the senator, more than 50 armed men stormed the venue at about 5:30am, pulled down canopies and destroyed campaign materials prepared for the meeting.
Omo-Agege alleged that Erube and members of his group also threatened to kill him and the NDC Uvwie Campaign Coordinator, Olorogun Dr. Esere Ejifoma Atumu, if he attended the campaign event.
The former Senate Deputy President described the incident as a deliberate attempt to intimidate the opposition in Delta State and alleged that the attackers were linked to the political structure of the state government.
He further accused Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of being responsible for the alleged attack, claiming that the governor had previously made threats against his life.
“I hold Governor Sheriff Oborevwori directly responsible and culpable for this,” Omo-Agege said, alleging that the governor had privately threatened to have him killed.
The senator described the incident as an “attack on democracy” and called on security agencies to immediately investigate the alleged attack and prosecute those found responsible.
He specifically demanded that the Inspector-General of Police and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrest Erube and members of his group, while investigating the alleged source of their funding.
Omo-Agege also called on the Delta State Commissioner of Police to provide 24-hour security protection for him, Atumu, members of the NDC campaign teams and supporters across the state.
He further appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the United States Embassy, the European Union, the African Union and civil society organisations to monitor the situation in Delta State and deploy observers and human rights monitors ahead of the election.
The NDC candidate urged residents of Uvwie and other parts of Delta State not to be intimidated by the alleged incident, insisting that his campaign would continue.
“We will not be silenced. We will not be intimidated. The fight for a New Delta continues,” he said.
The allegations contained in Omo-Agege’s statement had not, as of the time of filing this report, been independently verified, and no response from Governor Oborevwori, Erube or the Delta State Police Command was contained in the statement.
