Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted after gunmen allegedly attacked his convoy during a visit to Edo State on Tuesday.
The incident reportedly occurred at the residence of former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Odigie-Oyegun, where assailants were said to have opened fire, leaving bullet marks on the gate and damaging several vehicles within the premises.
In a video circulating online after the incident, Obi condemned the development, warning that rising insecurity and political intimidation threaten Nigeria’s democratic stability. He stressed that violence against public figures and citizens alike must not be allowed to continue.
The visit followed a political gathering in Benin City, where Obi, Odigie-Oyegun and other stakeholders had attended the formal declaration of lawyer Olumide Akpata into the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
A video from the scene showed visible bullet holes on the estate gate and damaged vehicles, suggesting the scale of the attack.
Reacting to the development, the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, alleged that the attackers trailed the political delegation from the ADC secretariat to Odigie-Oyegun’s residence before launching the assault.
He described the incident as a failed assassination attempt aimed at the visiting political figures.