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