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Sowore made this allegation on Tuesday when he appeared in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’. DAILY POST reports that there was tension in Benue State on Tuesday after suspected thugs allegedly blocked a major road as Obi arrived in the state.  Reacting, Sowore said, “You need no one to tell you Peter Obi blockade in Yelwata was government-sponsored. 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