Nigeria, Nov. 5 -- The police in Cross River State have arrested a 27-year-old man following an attack on the convoy of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), in Calabar on Wednesday.

The attack occurred around Watt Market Roundabout, as Mr Obi's convoy was returning from the palace of the Obong of Calabar to Metropolitan Hotel, where the party was scheduled to hold a presidential town hall meeting.

Mr Obi is embarking on a series of town hall meetings across states in the country as part of his political engagements ahead of the 2027 general elections. He was in Cross River State for the meeting when the incident occurred.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the police spokesperson in the stat...