Peter Obi convoy attack: Ten youths reportedly hospitalised

Over 10 youths injured during the blockade of the convoy of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, successful Benue person reportedly been hospitalised astatine the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, BSUTH, Makurdi.

Thugs attacked Obi’s convoy on the Gboko-Makurdi Expressway on Tuesday, preventing him from proceeding to Yelwata successful Guma Local Government Area.

The erstwhile Anambra State politician was heading to Yelwata to sympathise with victims of the June 13, 2025 violent onslaught erstwhile the incidental occurred.

Meanwhile, Obi subsequently accused the Special Assistant to Governor Hyacinth Alia connected Youths of masterminding the onslaught and mobilising youths to artifact his movement.

According to Leadership, an authoritative of the State University Teaching Hospital, who spoke connected information of anonymity on Wednesday, confirmed that implicit 10 wounded youths were brought to the infirmary for urgent aesculapian attention.

“Over 10 wounded victims were brought successful present yesterday for urgent aesculapian attention. They are being treated. I don’t cognize wherever they came from. We don’t cognize whether they were progressive successful Peter Obi’s incidental yesterday oregon not.

“What we cognize is that they are mishap victims and they are being treated. They are responding to attraction and nary of them died,” the authoritative said.

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