Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, hasspoken after escaping an assassination attempt. Recall that gunmen attacked the convoy ofthe former Anambra State governor in Edo State on Tuesday. Obi spoke in a video circulating online following the attackat the residence of former APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, wheregunmen reportedly opened fire, riddling the gate and several vehicles withbullets. “This is where our democracy has reached. A former governor,and you can see what happened in front of his house, where hoodlums cameshooting. “I assure you this cannot continue; we have a country, andwe are a part of it. We cannot have terrorism and have officials in governmentterrorising the citizens.” The incident reportedly occurred shortly after Obi,Odigie-Oyegun, and other political figures attended the formal declaration ofBarrister Olumide Akpata into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benin. A video from the scene showed visible bullet holes on theestate gate and damaged vehicles, indicating the intensity of the attack. The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, YunusaTanko, said the attackers allegedly trailed the group from the ADC Secretariatto Odigie-Oyegun’s residence before opening fire. According to him, the assailants shot at the gate anddestroyed several official vehicles in what he described as a failedassassination attempt targeting the political leaders.
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