Gunfire Erupts As Thugs Allegedly Attack Peter Obi In Edo

Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Odigie-Oyegun, and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) were reportedly attacked by suspected thugs in Edo State on Tuesday.

The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, raised the alarm in a brief statement posted on , alleging that armed individuals opened fire during the formal defection of Olumide Akpata to the ADC in Benin City.

According to Tanko, the attackers trailed Obi and other party leaders from the ADC Secretariat to the residence of Odigie-Oyegun, where they allegedly shot at the gate and vandalised several vehicles. He described the incident as an apparent assassination attempt and warned that the country’s democracy is under threat.

Images and videos circulating online show multiple SUVs with shattered windscreens, while the entrance gate to Odigie-Oyegun’s residence appeared marked by bullet impacts.