Obi, Odigie-Oyegun escape assassination attempt in Edo

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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and former National Chairman of the APC, John Odigie-Oyegun, were reportedly attacked in an alleged assassination attempt in Benin City, Edo State, on Tuesday.

The incident was said to have occurred at the residence of Odigie-Oyegun shortly after a political event in the state capital.A video circulating online captures the aftermath of the incident, showing several vehicles and the estate gate riddled with bullet holes.Speaking in the footage, Peter Obi said the attack occurred shortly after they left the ADC headquarters in the state.

Also, the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, said the attackers followed the group from the ADC Secretariat to Odigie-Oyegun’s residence, where they opened fire at the gate and riddled several official vehicles with bullets.

He described the incident as a suspected failed assassination attempt targeting members of the party leadership.

“The leadership of the ADC is under siege and attack in Benin, Edo State. Armed individuals followed us from the ADC Secretariat to the residence of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and shot at the gate, destroying several vehicles,” he said. Vanguard