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Politics● Elevated3h ago · Nov 5, 2026, 12:13 PM

Otu condemns attack on Obi’s convoy, orders arrests

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has condemned the attack on the convoy of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, in Calabar, directing security agencies to identify and arrest those responsible. The governor, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Linus Obogo, expressed […] The post Otu condemns attack on Obi’s convoy, orders arrests appeared first on Vanguard News.

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