How X-Post ‘Bravado’ Led DSS to Peter Obi’s Alleged Assassination Plotter

A 26-year-old teacher, Udeme Sunday Stephen, has learned the hard way that the digital footprint never sleeps. In a high-stakes sting operation, the Department of State Services (DSS) tracked and arrested Stephen over his alleged connection to the terrifying February 24 gunfire attack on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

The arrest is the first “smoking gun” breakthrough in a case that has sent shockwaves through Nigeria’s political corridors as the 2027 election fever begins to rise.

While the nation was still reeling from the “shooting scare” that trailed Obi’s high-powered meeting in Benin City, Stephen allegedly took to X (formerly Twitter) to claim credit for the chaos.

In a chilling post that investigators say served as his confession, the teacher mocked the former governor’s narrow escape:

“We warned Obi… but he mistook our resolve for his Obidiots online noise. Thank his stars he survived this one. I learnt he’s going to my Rivers State. Na my men go handle that one and dem no dey miss target.”

The DSS didn’t waste a second. Relying on advanced digital forensic analysis, operatives traced the “keyboard warrior’s” coordinates, launching a covert operation that ended Stephen’s run before he could act on his Rivers State threat.

“The DSS investigates all credible threats irrespective of tribe or religion,” a senior security official stated. “Our forensic investigations implicated the suspect directly.”

The February 24 incident occurred just moments after Peter Obi met with elder statesman John Odigie-Oyegun and top leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). With Stephen now in a DSS dungeon, the big question remains:

As Stephen awaits his day in court, the DSS is reportedly digging deeper into his affiliations to see if this “teacher” was actually part of a professional hit squad designed to destabilize the 2027 race.