Key Takeaways
- Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo recounted finding a dead vulture on his bed after winning governorship election and a black bird dead in his office after demolishing a cultists’ building.
- He made the claim while addressing members at God’s People Worldwide Prayer Ministry saying he has come to children of God and wants President Tinubu to win big in Edo in 2027.
- The governor also vowed to sign death warrants for four kidnappers sentenced to death on Sept 29 for abducting a woman at Vegetable Market, Airport Road, Benin.
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo’s testimony inside a church has left Nigeria in shock.
According to Tribune Online on October 24, 2026, Okpebholo was speaking during a fellowship at God’s People Worldwide Prayer Ministry — founded by Apostle Ehijele Umuahia — when he recounted two strange incidents he linked to spiritual forces.
He said: “When I won election, we went to the house. I was tired. I had not slept for days and I wanted to jump into the bed, something held me back. I looked on the bed and I saw a vulture on my bed, dead.”
He added: “A black bird died in my office after I demolished their building while a vulture also died on my bed during the governorship campaign.”
The building was allegedly associated with a cult group, which his administration demolished as part of his campaign against cultism and kidnapping. He said before starting the crackdown, he met prominent traditional rulers across Edo to warn them not to intervene for anyone involved in criminal activities.
This is coming at a time Okpebholo is pushing hard against insecurity. On September 29, 2026, an Edo State Special Criminal Court sentenced four defendants to death for the abduction of a woman at Vegetable Market along Airport Road, Benin City. Okpebholo, in the same church service, vowed to sign their death warrants if they do not appeal within 30 days. His Chief Press Secretary Patrick Ebojele confirmed the governor spoke while reviewing his administration’s efforts to curb kidnapping.
Governor Okpebholo Recounts How a Vulture kpaid in His Bed After hitting black axe cult!st 👀 pic.twitter.com/mIeATly0Dd
— Oyindamola🙄 (@dammiedammie35) October 24, 2026
Why is this trending? Because Nigerian governors rarely speak openly about spiritual attacks. On X, the quote “vulture died in my bed” is being turned into memes — some say “Edo politics spiritual pass Juju,” others say “If vulture die for your bed, you no go sleep again?” For many Edo people, it confirms that politics in the state is spiritually charged. Okpebholo saying he came to “children of God” and wants Tinubu to win big in Edo in 2027 also shows how 2027 campaign is already mixing religion and politics.
Whether you believe in spiritual attacks or not, Okpebholo’s story highlights how seriously Edo’s cultism crisis is. Edo has been battling cult clashes, especially in Benin City, with buildings used as shrines. Demolishing them is physical, but the governor says the backlash is spiritual. His call for Tinubu to “win very big in Edo” is also strategic — aligning his spiritual testimony with 2027 APC campaign. Apostle Ehijele Umuahia reportedly urged members to vote for Okpebholo and his preferred candidates in 2027 after the testimony.
Edo people are waiting to see if Okpebholo will sign the kidnappers’ death warrants after 30 days — which would be one of the first executions in recent Edo history. And for Tinubu’s 2027 campaign, Okpebholo just gave them a powerful church testimony to use: “Even vultures fell to stop me, but I survived.”
Spiritual or not, one thing is clear — Edo politics no be for the faint-hearted.
