The Department of State Services has arrested a suspect, Udeme Sunday Stephen, over his alleged involvement in the attack on the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and several leaders of the African Democratic Congress in Benin City, Edo State.
According to a report by Channels Television, the suspect was apprehended following what security sources described as a detailed and discreet investigation by the secret police.
Earlier, The Punch reported that Obi and other party officials were attacked last Tuesday at the Benin residence of former Edo State governor and ADC chieftain, John Odigie-Oyegun.
The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, said the attack happened shortly after the delegation returned from the ADC secretariat, where they had officially received the Labour Party’s 2023 governorship candidate in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, into the party.
Further details are expected as investigations continue.
