{
  "id": 18150908,
  "title": "Peter Obi’s convoy attacked in Cross River, one arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/peter-obis-convoy-attacked-in-cross-river-one-arrested-18150908",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T17:12:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/peter-obis-convoy-attacked-in-cross-river-one-arrested/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nDaily 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}