The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man identified as Victor Edet Yellow Duke in connection with the alleged att@ck on the convoy of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, in Calabar.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, around Watt Market Roundabout, along the Calabar Road axis of the state capital, as Obi’s convoy was returning from the palace of the Obong of Calabar to Metropolitan Hotel, where the party’s presidential town hall meeting was scheduled to hold.
According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata, the attack occurred at about 2:20 p.m. when suspected hoodlums, reportedly armed with machetes and sticks, emerged from the Calabar Road and Clerks Alley axis and attacked vehicles in the convoy.
The police disclosed that the attackers smashed the windshields of some vehicles, although the exact number of vehicles affected had yet to be established.
Following the intervention of security operatives, Victor Edet Yellow Duke was arrested, while other suspected participants reportedly fled the scene.
