Peter Obi Declares NDC Movement Unstoppable After Convoy Attack
- On Wednesday, November 4, 2026, the Cross River State Police Command averted a potential clash between All Progressives Congress supporters and the convoy of Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi in Calabar.
- Tensions escalated as the NDC hosted a presidential town hall meeting near the Metropolitan Hotel while APC supporters conducted a rally along the Murtala Mohammed Highway, causing both groups to converge in front of the venue.
- Suspected hoodlums armed with machetes and sticks attacked the convoy, smashing windshields; officers arrested 27-year-old Victor Edet Yellow Duke, though police cautioned that "the arrest does not establish the suspect's guilt."
- Police Public Relations Officer ASP Sunday Eitokpah stated the command intervened to prevent violence, with an unnamed officer saying, "What we have done is very necessary; otherwise, it would have been a bloody scene."
- Obi blamed Nigerians for allowing such attacks, stating, "All these things are happening because Nigerians allow it." The incident follows a similar attack two months ago in Benue State near an Air Force Base.
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Incident comes days after another presidential hopeful, Omoyele Sowore, was attacked in Ekiti State
Police intervene as APC, NDC supporters face off in C'River
Police in Cross River State intervened to avert a major confrontation after supporters of the APC and NDC faced off during separate rallies in Calabar. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-intervene-as-apc-ndc-supporters-face-off-in-criver/
Nigeria: Police Avert Obi-Kwankwaso, APC Supporters Clash in Calabar
Police and other security operatives on Wednesday prevented a possible violent clash in Calabar, Cross River State, between hundreds of supporters of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso and a large group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters on a campaign walk.
Police avert Obi-Kwankwaso, APC supporters clash in Calabar
Police and other security operatives on Wednesday prevented a possible violent clash in Calabar, Cross River State, between hundreds of supporters of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso and a large group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters on a campaign walk.
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