In a dramatic twist of occasions, those that attacked Dr. Don Pedro Obaseki in Benin, on Tuesday, begged for forgiveness from the famend playwright.
The group, led by Osazee Adun, often called Kapuepue, youthful brother to the All Progressives Congress (APC) state youth chief, Tony Adun, pleaded with Obaseki to let go of the matter.
They met Obaseki in his Benin residence, begging for forgiveness and pledging loyalty.
Adun mentioned he was sorry for his motion and vowed that by no means will such occur once more.
He mentioned they’d come to grasp that Obaseki had been selling the reason for the Benin nation and was by no means an enemy of the palace.
Obaseki, in his response, mentioned he had forgiven them.
The cousin to former Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, was on December 28, 2025 dragged and assaulted at Uwa Major College, Benin, whereas enjoying soccer.
He was overwhelmed by a gaggle of thugs led by Osaze Adun, stripped bare, and dragged to the palace of the Oba of Benin in broad daylight.
Human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) had already filed a case of abduction, public dehumanisation, and basic human rights abuse towards Adun and others.
Whereas receiving his assaulters, Obaseki disclosed that he was extremely traumatised by the incident; however having listened to attraction from numerous quarters, he had no alternative than to let it go.
Based on him, “Everyone is conscious of the occasions of the twenty eighth of December and it’s virtually 4 months now. Myself and my youngsters have been very pained however there’s a proverb in Benin that solely the leopard’s cub can lick the leopard’s underside.
“I’m an Edo man, I’m an Obaseki and I needed to make use of this as an affirmation that we aren’t the enemies of the Edo folks.
“So that’s the solely validation I want. The one factor I needed to say, which I’ll say perhaps in a bigger discussion board, is, I need to thank a couple of very shut buddies. I need to thank my household as a result of we didn’t fall from the sky.
“Mockingly, the younger one behind me, (Kapuepue ) his mom can be from my household.
“The Obaseki clan, now we have spoken to my brothers as a result of they’ve been on this for some time. We realised that we have to transfer ahead.
“I’d have seen myself because the sacrificial ram, meant to place all people collectively. It’s to restore, to not spoil. So, I’m indignant, I used to be very indignant and bitter.
“I used to be traumatised, I used to be sick as a result of when you find yourself beating a 60-year-old man on the streets and making him stroll virtually two and a half, three kilometres, that’s after enjoying 90 minutes of soccer. It’s the grace of God.
“However I’m coming from the farm now. After they referred to as me, I mentioned they have been on their method. So, I simply needed to try this as a respect to my very own father, and my uncles and my mother and father as a result of to err is human, however to forgive is divine.
“I’m not a polarising determine on this state. I’m the one one who can stroll into an APC occasion and never hassle, and enter any PDP occasion and never hassle.
“Me, I’m the chieftain of the ADC, I don’t hassle. I at all times sacrifice my party-ness for my Edo-ness. You get my level? So, Edo is paramount to me.”
He acknowledged that he felt relieved that those that as soon as declared him an enemy of the palace had come to plead for forgiveness and likewise state with their very own mouths that he was not the enemy of the dominion.
Obaseki mentioned he had determined to let the sleeping canine lie, requested them to place an enterprise that by no means once more would they assault anybody within the state. He warned that ought to there be a repeat, he won’t ever forgive them.
He mentioned he was going to arrange a non-governmental organisation to champion the trigger towards assault and intimidation towards any residents of the state.
Felix Omoh-Asun
Times Nigeria