BREAKING: Peter Obi, ADC Leaders Escape Assassination Attempt in Edo State
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA (NPA): The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, alongside senior figures of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), narrowly escaped an attack by armed hoodlums in Edo State, southern Nigeria.
The incident occurred during the formal declaration of Olumide Akpata into the ADC. According to Dr. Yunusa Tanko, Interim National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, the assailants trailed party leaders to the residence of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, where they opened fire at the gate and vandalized several vehicles.
Dr. Tanko described the incident as a “survived assassination attempt,” warning that “democracy is in danger.”
As of press time, neither the Edo State Police Command nor the state government has issued an official statement. Attempts by our correspondent to reach the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Eno Nkereuwem Ikoedem, were unsuccessful.
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