Police arrest suspect over assault on Peter Obi’s convoy in Calabar

The Cross River state police command says suspected hoodlums
armed with machetes and sticks attacked the convoy of Peter Obi, presidential
candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), in Calabar on Wednesday.

 

Earlier on Wednesday, Obi stated his convoy was attacked in
Calabar, the place he had gone for a city corridor assembly as a part of his nationwide
engagements forward of the 2027 elections.

In a press release, Eitokpah Akata, police spokesperson Cross
River, stated one of many suspects had been arrested, whereas efforts have been ongoing
to apprehend others.

Akata recognized the suspect as Victor Edet Yellow Duke, 27.

“The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a
27-year-old suspect, recognized as Victor Edet Yellow Duke, in reference to
the alleged assault on the convoy of the Presidential Candidate of the Nigerian
Democratic Congress (NDC), His Excellency, Peter Obi, alongside the Watt Market
Roundabout axis of Calabar, on Wednesday, 4th November 2026,” the assertion
reads.

“The assault reportedly resulted in harm to the windshields
of some autos within the convoy.”

The police spokesperson stated the assault occurred at about
2:20pm as Obi’s convoy was coming back from the palace of the Obong of Calabar to
Metropolitan Hotel, venue of the celebration’s presidential city corridor assembly.

He stated on the Watt Market Roundabout within the state capital,
“a gaggle of suspected hoodlums, reportedly armed with machetes and sticks,
emerged from the Calabar Road and Clerks Alley axis and attacked autos
inside the convoy, smashing their windshields”.

Akata stated the precise variety of autos affected was but to
be ascertained.

“Police personnel deployed across the space responded swiftly
to include the state of affairs,” he stated.

“The arrested suspect was subsequently moved to the state
police headquarters by operatives of the violent crime response unit (VCRU) for
discreet investigation and to forestall any doable reprisal or additional
breakdown of regulation and order. Normalcy has since been restored within the space,” he
stated.

Akata stated Ajo Geoffrey Ordue, commissioner of police within the
state, had directed an intensive investigation to determine and apprehend different
individuals who might have participated within the assault and set up the complete
circumstances surrounding the incident.

He added that the suspect’s arrest didn’t quantity to a
willpower of guilt, as he remained entitled to the presumption of innocence
pending the conclusion of the investigation and any subsequent judicial
proceedings.

The police spokesperson assured residents, political
stakeholders and guests that sufficient safety measures remained in place to
shield lives and property and assure the peaceable conduct of lawful
political actions within the state.

He stated the command was dedicated to offering equal
safety safety to all political events, candidates and their supporters,
no matter political affiliation.

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