The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, former All Progressives Congress National Chairman Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, and other chieftains of the African Democratic Congress were allegedly attacked by suspected thugs in Edo State on Tuesday, February 23.
Dr Yunusa Tanko, Obi’s former campaign spokesman and National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, disclosed the incident in a statement issued from Abuja.
“Peter Obi 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,” Tanko said.
“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,” he added.
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Photos and videos shared by Tanko showed smashed windscreens on several SUVs and bullet holes on the gate leading to Odigie-Oyegun’s residence.
The alleged attack occurred during political activities surrounding the formal declaration of Olumide Akpata, a prominent Edo-based lawyer, as a member of the ADC, raising concerns about the safety of opposition figures in the state.
Neither the Edo State Police Command nor the state government had issued a response to the alleged attack as of the time this report was filed.
