Don Pedro Obaseki, yesterday, said he has forgiven those who assaulted him on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at Uwa Primary School, Benin.
 
Recall that Pedro was beaten up by some thugs led by Osaze Adun, also known as Kapuepue, when he went to play football at Uwa Primary School in Benin.
 
He was stripped naked and dragged to the Palace of the Oba of Benin. He disclosed this when he received his assailants, who came to plead for forgiveness at his residence in Benin.
 
Pedro said he was highly traumatised by the incident, but having listened to appeals from various quarters, he has no choice but to let it slide.
 
He said, “Everybody is aware of the events of December 28, and it’s been almost four months now. My children and I were very pained, but there is a proverb in Benin that only the leopard’s cob can lick the leopard’s underside.  
 
“I’m an Edo man, I’m an Obaseki, and I wanted to use this as an affirmation that we are not the enemies of the Edo people.
 
“So, that is the only validation I need. The only thing I wanted to say, which I will say, perhaps in a larger forum, is that I want to thank a few very close friends.

I want to thank my family because we didn’t fall from the sky.
 
“Ironically, Kapuepue’s mother is also from my family. In the Obaseki clan, we have spoken to my brothers because they’ve been on this for a while. We realised that we need to move forward.”