Peter Obi’s convoy attacked in Cross River, one arrested

The convoy of presidential candidate Peter Obi was attacked by suspected thugs in Calabar, Cross River State. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the incident occurred shortly after Obi, the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, visited the palace of the Obong of Calabar.

Daily Post Nigeria reports that a video of the attack has surfaced online and that media aide Ester Umoh had previously issued a statement alerting others that thugs were attempting to attack the convoy. Punch Nigeria reports that the attack led to one arrest by the police.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Punch, Daily Post Nigeria — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.