Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has condemned the gúnmen attack in Benin City, Edo State, saying the incident highlights growing concerns about the state of Nigeria’s democracy.
Obi spoke in a video circulating online after the attack at the residence of former All Progressives Congress National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, where gunmen reportedly opened f!re, riddling the gate and several vehicles with bulléts.
“This is where our democracy has reached. A former governor, and you can see what happened in front of his house, where hoódlums came shooting,” Obi said in the footage while pointing to the bullet-riddled gate.
“I assure you this cannot continue; we have a country, and we are a part of it. We cannot have terrõrism 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 in Benin City.
A video from the scene showed visible bullet holes on the estate gate and damaged vehicles, indicating the intensity of the attack.
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 f!re.
According to him, the assailants shot at the gate and destroyed several official vehicles in what he described as a failed assåssination attempt targeting the political leaders.
“The leadership of the ADC is under siege and attack in Benin, Edo State. Armed individuals followed us from the ADC Secretariat to the residence of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and shot at the gate, destróying several vehicles,” Tanko said.
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