Nigeria’s leading opposition politician, Peter Obi, and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) escaped assassination in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
The 2023 Presidential Candidate had his convoy come under gun fire whose identity remained unknown.
Vehicles in Obi’s convoy were damaged by bullets.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) currently rules in the state.
Governor Monday Okpebholo had declared Obi persona-non-grata in the state, stressing that he cannot guarantee the safety of the ADC chieftain in Edo state.
However, reports said Obi escaped unhurt.
Reporting the incident, Tanko Yunusa an aide to Obi said on X Twitter:
“Breaking Red Alert in Benin, Edo State
“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.”
