Peter Obi escapes assassination attempt in Edo

The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has raised concerns over an alleged attack on former presidential candidate Peter Obi and members of the movement in Benin City, Edo State.

Tanko claimed that armed thugs opened fire during the formal defection of Olumide Akpata into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benin City. He described the incident as alarming and called for an urgent investigation to identify those responsible.

In a terse statement he signed tagged: “Breaking Red Alert in Benin, Edo State,” Tanko said: “PO and the leadership of the ADC are under siege and attack in Benin, Edo State.

“At the formal declaration of Olumide Akpata into the African Democratic Congress, armed individuals followed us from the ADC Secretariat to the residence of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun.

“They shot at the gate and destroyed several vehicles in what appears to be a survived assassination attempt on our lives. Democracy is in danger.”

(DailyPost)