This is where our democracy has reached – Peter Obi speaks after escaping assassination in Edo

Former Labour Party statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, has spoken aft escaping an assassination attempt.

DAILY POST had reported that gunmen attacked the convoy of the erstwhile Anambra State politician successful Edo State connected Tuesday.

Obi spoke successful a video circulating online pursuing the onslaught astatine the residence of erstwhile APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, wherever gunmen reportedly opened fire, riddling the gross and respective vehicles with bullets.

“This is wherever our ideology has reached. A erstwhile governor, and you tin spot what happened successful beforehand of his house, wherever hoodlums came shooting.

“I guarantee you this cannot continue; we person a country, and we are a portion of it. We cannot person coercion and person officials successful authorities terrorising the citizens.”

The incidental reportedly occurred soon aft Obi, Odigie-Oyegun, and different governmental figures attended the ceremonial declaration of Barrister Olumide Akpata into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) successful Benin.

A video from the country showed disposable slug holes connected the property gross and damaged vehicles, indicating the strength of the attack.

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