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

Author: Ike UchechukwuPublished on: November 4, 2026Country: Nigeria

Crime & LawPolitics

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

Cross River State police arrested 27-year-old Victor Edet Yellow Duke on Wednesday following an attack on Peter Obi’s convoy in Calabar. At about 2:20 p.m., assailants reportedly armed with machetes and sticks attacked vehicles at Watt Market Roundabout as the convoy returned from the palace of the Obong of Calabar, smashing several windshields. Police used tear gas to contain the incident; the other attackers fled, and the suspect was taken to police headquarters for investigation. Commissioner Ajo Geoffrey Ordue ordered a thorough inquiry, and police stressed that the suspect is presumed innocent.

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