Assassination attempt on Peter Obi: Edo govt suggests who may be responsible

The Edo State Government has attributed the attempted onslaught connected erstwhile statesmanlike aspirant, Peter Obi, successful Benin City to interior turmoil wrong the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

Speaking during an quality connected ARISE News connected Wednesday, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Kassim Afegbua, stated that the unrest stemmed from disagreements among enactment members.

Afegbua explained that immoderate ADC members who were barred from attending a important gathering whitethorn person reacted successful frustration, triggering the disturbance.

He revealed that tensions wrong the enactment escalated connected Monday and spilled implicit into the pursuing day, creating resentment and strained relations among its leadership. According to him, the lingering quality apt played a relation successful the incident.

He recounted that the earlier struggle had obstructed entree to the roadworthy starring to the Government House, forcing him to instrumentality an alternate route.

The commissioner emphasized that preliminary details suggest the occurrence was driven by interior dissatisfaction alternatively than a coordinated outer attack, adding that investigations are inactive underway.

He further noted that video footage from the country reflected disposable vexation and discord among enactment leaders, with gates reportedly unopen to exclude definite members from t...