Yunusa Tanko, national coordinator of the Obidient movement, says Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, and some chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) were attacked on Tuesday in Benin city, Edo state capital.

In a post on X, Tanko said Obi and the ADC chieftains were attacked at the residence of John Odigie-Oyegun, a chieftain of the party. He said the incident occurred shortly after they returned from the ADC secretariat, where they formally welcomed Olumide Akpata, the 2023 LP governorship candidate for Edo, into the party.“PO (Peter Obi) and the leadership of the ADC are under siege and attack in Benin, Edo State,” Tanko wrote.

“At the formal declaration of Olumide Akpata into the African Democratic Congress, armed individuals followed us from the ADC Secretariat to the residence of Chief.”