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Politics● Low2h ago · Nov 4, 2026, 4:56 PM

Police arrest suspect over attack on Obi’s convoy in Calabar

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

The Cross River State Police Command on Wednesday arrested a 27-year-old man, Victor Edet Yellow Duke, in connection with an attack on the convoy of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, in Calabar, the state capital. The post Police arrest suspect over attack on Obi’s convoy in Calabar appeared first on Vanguard News.

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