The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, on Tuesday, raised an alarm over an attack on former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and its members in Benin, Edo State.
Tanko disclosed that armed thugs had shot at Obi and members of the movement during the formal defection of Olumide Akpata into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benin City.
In a terse statement he signed, tagged “Breaking Red Alert in Benin, Edo State,” Tanko said: “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 foiled assassination attempt on our lives. Democracy is in danger.”
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