Peter Obi: What I did when NDC supporters were attacked in Calabar.
Narrating the incident in a video, the Presidential Candidate said the attack happened during his visit to Calabar for a […] Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has narrated how he refused to follow security advice when supporters of the party were allegedly attacked in Calabar, Cross River state capital, on Wednesday.
Obi said he was told that some All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters were throwing stones at his convoy after sighting NDC supporters.
He said, “They said APC people were throwing stones and some people were running back.
My security people told me of another route, but I told them, in Nigeria? “Before we knew what was happening, the thugs left. All these things are happening because Nigerians allow it. We are not going to allow it in 2027.” Meanwhile, the Cross River Police Command said it successfully averted a potential clash between the supporters of the NDC and those of the APC in Calabar.
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