A police officer has allegedly been captured on video making political and ethnically charged comments about Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In the video circulating on social media, the unidentified officer, who appears to be dressed in Nigeria Police Force uniform and seated inside a vehicle, is heard claiming that an Igbo person cannot become president of Nigeria.
The officer also makes several unsubstantiated allegations against Obi, describing the former Anambra State governor as a “criminal,” “ritualist” and “Yahoo boy,” while claiming that he would turn Aso Rock into a “Yahoo office” if elected president. 
The authenticity and full context of the video could not be independently established from the footage reviewed. The identity of the officer, his police unit and the circumstances surrounding the recording were also not immediately clear.
The officer is heard saying: “Igbo can never become president. No way. He will turn Abuja to become Yahoo office. They will take you to do rituals.”
He also questioned Obi’s suitability for the presidency and repeatedly referred to him as a “small child,” while comparing his political ambition with those of President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
“Even if he wins, let oga (Tinubu) use money and deal with him. He will not enter that place. We will waste all his money and all his strength. All the votes they will cast for him in Igboland are useless,” the officer said.
At another point, he declared that the 2027 presidential contest should be between Tinubu and Atiku, while calling for Obi to be removed from the race.
“It is better to leave these elderly men to be controlling us. If Atiku can defeat Tinubu, accepted. Let elderly man control us. He is our father who trained us. Obi will turn that Abuja to become a Yahoo office,” he said.
The officer further alleged that there was a longstanding political tradition preventing an Igbo man or woman from becoming Nigeria’s president.
“Who will ever give Igbo man or Igbo woman a chance to become the president of this country?” he asked, adding that Obi would finish “in fifth position” in the 2027 election.
The video also contains references to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and past political arrangements involving the vice presidency. However, the officer’s account of those events was not independently verified.
Some passengers in the vehicle can be heard speaking Igbo and apparently challenging or condemning the officer’s comments.
The remarks have generated reactions on social media, particularly over the fact that the speaker appears to be a serving police officer in uniform while openly discussing partisan politics and making comments about an ethnic group.
Nigeria’s Police Act and police regulations provide a framework governing the conduct and political neutrality of police personnel, although it remains unclear from the available footage whether any formal disciplinary investigation has been opened into the incident.
Obi, a former governor of Anambra State and the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, is now contesting the 2027 presidency under the NDC. He was formally nominated by the party after moving from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the NDC earlier in 2026.
The incident comes amid intensifying political activity ahead of the 2027 presidential election, with ethnic representation, regional power-sharing and the growing contest among Obi, Tinubu and Atiku featuring prominently in public debate.
As of the time of publication, the officer’s identity and the circumstances surrounding the recording had not been officially confirmed.
