Benin attack: ‘Anyone in those vehicles would’ve died’ – Akpata narrates how Peter Obi, others escaped death

A erstwhile Edo State governorship campaigner of the Labour Party, LP, Olumide Akpata, has narrated however helium and different leaders of the African Democratic Party, ADC, including 2027 statesmanlike aspirant, Peter Obi, escaped decease successful Benin City during the week.

DAILY POST reported that the motorcade of erstwhile Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, was riddled with bullets aft suspected assassins attacked a gathering of the ADC successful Edo State.

Obi and others came nether attack during the ceremonial declaration of Akpata into the African Democratic Congress, ADC, successful Benin City.

Narrating what happened, Akpata said, “With respect to what happened connected that peculiar day, which is the question of immoderate of america to ADC, was fixed for 11 o’clock.

“But it happened astir 1 o’clock. And we got intel from usually reliable sources that that venue, the Secretariat of the ADC would travel nether attack.

“And truthful we’re told to velocity up our event. So we tried to determination arsenic rapidly arsenic we could. And past we near the premises and proceeded to Chief John Oyegun’s location successful the GRA erstwhile we got to Chief Oyegun’s house, we were told that arsenic soon arsenic we left, the ADC Secretariat was attacked.

“Indeed, I had cousins who had travel with me. I had friends who had travel with me. Some of th...