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

Police arrest suspect over attack on Obi’s convoy in Calabar
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According to the police, a group of suspected hoodlums, reportedly armed with machetes and sticks, emerged from the Calabar Road and Clerks Alley axis and attacked vehicles in the convoy. By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR 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.
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  • ✦Eitokpah added: “The Cross River State Police Command remains committed to maintaining public safety, protecting democratic participation and ensuring that all lawful political activities are conducted in a peaceful and secure environment.”.
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Wednesday:By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR 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.Sunday:In a statement by its Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, the command said the Commissioner of Police, CP Ajo Geoffrey Ordue, had ordered a thorough investigation to identify and arrest other participants and establish the full circumstances of the incident.
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  • ✦According to the police, a group of suspected hoodlums, reportedly armed with machetes and sticks, emerged from the Calabar Road and Clerks Alley axis and attacked vehicles in the convoy.
  • ✦By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR 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.
  • ✦Eitokpah added: “The Cross River State Police Command remains committed to maintaining public safety, protecting democratic participation and ensuring that all lawful political activities are conducted in a peaceful and secure environment.”.
Key Facts:Wednesday: By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR 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.Sunday: In a statement by its Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, the command said the Commissioner of Police, CP Ajo Geoffrey Ordue, had ordered a thorough investigation to identify and arrest other participants and establish the full circumstances of the incident.
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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.

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What is the latest development regarding Cross River State?

According to the police, a group of suspected hoodlums, reportedly armed with machetes and sticks, emerged from the Calabar Road and Clerks Alley axis and attacked vehicles in the convoy.

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By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR 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.

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By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR 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.

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