Peter Obi's Convoy Attacked By Political Thugs In Calabar (Video)

The campaign convoy of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has reportedly come under attack in Calabar, Cross River State.<br><br>Ester Umoh, a media aide to the NDC flagbearer, disclosed the attack in a social media post on Wednesday.<br><br>“Thugs are trying to attack our convoy,&quot; she said while raising the alarm over the incident.<br><br>The development comes shortly after Obi, alongside his wife, Margaret, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, arrived in Calabar for a town hall meeting.<br><br>Watch the video: <iframe class=youtube src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lbkrRLk_b6w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><a rel=ugc href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbkrRLk_b6w">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbkrRLk_b6w</a><br><br><br><blockquote><b>Peter Obi’s convoy attacked in Cross River, one arrested</b><br><br>The convoy of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, and supporters of the party reportedly came under attack in Calabar on Wednesday.<br><br><b>The incident occurred shortly after Obi arrived in the Cross River State capital for the party’s presidential town hall meeting at Metropolitan Hotel, Calabar.</b><br><br>Our correspondent, who monitored the event, said <b>the convoy was moving through the metropolis amid cheers from supporters when suspected <i>political thugs</i> ambushed it around the popular Watt Market area, hurling stones, bottles and other dangerous objects at the vehicles and supporters.</b><br><br>The attack threw the area into panic as supporters scampered for safety, while vehicular movement and commercial activities were disrupted.<br><br>Several NDC supporters were said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries in the incident, while vehicles and other valuables were reportedly destroyed.<br><br>Some of the vehicles in the convoy were also reportedly damaged, with their windscreens shattered.<br><br>Men of the Cross River State Police Command, who were on the ground, swiftly intervened, dispersing the attackers and restoring order to the area.<br><br>The police arrested one suspect in connection with the attack.</blockquote><a rel=ugc href="https://punchng.com/peter-obis-convoy-attacked-in-cross-river-one-arrested/?amp">https://punchng.com/peter-obis-convoy-attacked-in-cross-river-one-arrested/?amp</a><br><br><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Moment suspected political thvgs att@cked Peter Obi&#39;s convoy in Calabar today. <br><br>They masked their faces and wore NDC-branded shirts with flags to disguise themselves as supporters.<br><br>Is this still democracy? <br>It has never been this bad oh 🤦<br>WHAT IS ALL THIS? 😲😭 <a href="https://t.co/ZCCSoWP8ue">pic.twitter.com/ZCCSoWP8ue</a></p>&mdash; Prosperity (@yeripros) <a href="https://x.com/yeripros/status/2117993620296900704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>