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Police avert Obi-Kwankwaso, APC supporters clash in Calabar

Police avert Obi-Kwankwaso, APC supporters clash in Calabar
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By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR Police and other security operatives on Wednesday prevented a possible violent clash in Calabar, Cross River State, between hundreds of supporters of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso and a large group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters on a campaign walk. The meeting, organised by the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, was to feature Obi, its presidential candidate, and Kwankwaso, his running mate.
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  • ✦He stated, “Cross River State Police Command, through timely intervention and constructive engagement, helped avert a possible confrontation between participants at a presidential town hall meeting organised by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) at Hotel along the Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar and a group of supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) undertaking a rally/road walk towards the Governor’s Office.
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Wednesday:By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR Police and other security operatives on Wednesday prevented a possible violent clash in Calabar, Cross River State, between hundreds of supporters of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso and a large group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters on a campaign walk.Sunday:Confirming the incident to Vanguard in a WhatsApp message, the Cross River State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, said the command acted to avert a breakdown of law and order.
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  • ✦By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR Police and other security operatives on Wednesday prevented a possible violent clash in Calabar, Cross River State, between hundreds of supporters of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso and a large group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters on a campaign walk.
  • ✦The meeting, organised by the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, was to feature Obi, its presidential candidate, and Kwankwaso, his running mate.
  • ✦He stated, “Cross River State Police Command, through timely intervention and constructive engagement, helped avert a possible confrontation between participants at a presidential town hall meeting organised by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) at Hotel along the Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar and a group of supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) undertaking a rally/road walk towards the Governor’s Office.
Key Facts:Wednesday: By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR Police and other security operatives on Wednesday prevented a possible violent clash in Calabar, Cross River State, between hundreds of supporters of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso and a large group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters on a campaign walk.Sunday: Confirming the incident to Vanguard in a WhatsApp message, the Cross River State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, said the command acted to avert a breakdown of law and order.
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Police and other security operatives on Wednesday prevented a possible violent clash in Calabar, Cross River State, between hundreds...

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By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR Police and other security operatives on Wednesday prevented a possible violent clash in Calabar, Cross River State, between hundreds of supporters of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso and a large group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters on a campaign walk.

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The meeting, organised by the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, was to feature Obi, its presidential candidate, and Kwankwaso, his running mate.

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By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR Police and other security operatives on Wednesday prevented a possible violent clash in Calabar, Cross River State, between hundreds of supporters of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso and a large group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters on a campaign walk.

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