Tensions are rising in Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections following reports of an armed attack on former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and the leadership of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC). The incident reportedly took place in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, raising fresh concerns about the security of political figures in the country.
An aide to Obi and National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, in a terse statement on Tuesday, said that his principal and ADC bigwigs were under siege as they were attacked by an armed group in Benin City on Tuesday afternoon.
According to him, they were attacked at the formal declaration of Olumide Akpata to ADC when armed individuals followed the group from the ADC Secretariat to the residence of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) before he ditched the party.
“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”, Tanko lamented.
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