Breaking: Peter Obi storms Lagos prison, visits boy who stood in front of his convoy, see photos

Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering nationalist affairs and governance.

Apapa, Lagos authorities - Peter Obi, the statesmanlike campaigner of the Labour Party (LP) successful the 2023 election, connected Friday, April 11, visited Alabi Yusuf Quadri astatine the Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre successful Apapa, Lagos.

According to Yunusa Tanko, the interim nationalist coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Obi—through the group—visited the insignificant successful detention.

Tanko wrote on his known X (formerly Twitter) leafage with accompanying pictures:

"During the visit, helium (Obi) connected with Quadri’s parent and sister, lasting successful solidarity with the household and expressing unwavering enactment during this hard time."

Legit.ng recalls that Quadri was the halfway of attraction during the 2023 predetermination run erstwhile helium stood successful beforehand of the convoy of Obi successful Lagos state.

Following rife claims successful the past fewer days astir Quadri's imprisonment, salient quality rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, visited the teen astatine the Minimum Security Custodial Centre, Kirikiri, Apapa. The ineligible practitioner confirmed that Quadri had been successful custody since January 2025.

Apart from Tanko, different apical Obidient members connected the squad who visited Quadri astatine the Lagos correctional centre see the interim manager of mobilisation of the Obidient question Morris Monye; and societal activistic Moses Paul.

Obi addresses UNILAG students

In the aforesaid vein, connected Friday, April 11, Obi addressed students astatine the University of Lagos (UNILAG), wherever helium was a peculiar impermanent astatine the 28th yearly wide assembly of the National University Nursing Students’ Association (NUNSA).

In his speech, the erstwhile Anambra state politician encouraged the aboriginal nurses to clasp excellence, service, and compassion.

The statesmanlike hopeful said the taxable of the conference, 'Empowering Nurses: A Catalyst for Sustainable Health Care successful Africa', is some timely and essential.

At the event, Obi highlighted the shortage of nurses successful Nigeria which, helium insisted, should beryllium addressed by investing successful the grooming of much nurses to fulfill the country's home healthcare needs.

Obi's statement posted connected his verified X relationship partially reads:

"We besides request to put much successful nursing internship programs to alteration recently trained nurses to summation hands-on acquisition to relation efficaciously successful the wellness sector."By truthful doing, we volition rise an service of well-trained nurses who productively lend to our healthcare sector."

'Nigeria is collapsing' - Peter Obi laments

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Obi voiced concern astir Nigeria’s alleged deteriorating economical state, informing that the state is teetering connected the borderline of collapse.

Speaking astatine the Labour Party’s National Executive Council (NEC) gathering successful Abuja, helium pointed to 'worsening poorness levels and bleak nationalist indicators', saying urgent involution was needed.

According to the party's statesmanlike campaigner successful the 2023 elections, the concern successful Nigeria demands not soundlessness but courageousness from citizens and governmental leaders to crook it around.

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Source: Legit.ng