LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi
Yet to be identified armed men on Wednesday, 7th of December, 2022 abducted the Women Leader of Peter Obi National Support Group, Edo state chapter, Helen Taiwo Augustine at Ibillo in the Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, Journalism101 reports.
This comes a few weeks after the murder of Victoria Chintex, the LP Women Leader in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State during an attack on her home by unknown persons on Monday, 28th of November, 2022. Her husband was also injured in the attack.
Many believe that the Edo Women leader's abduction may not be unconnected with her role as a grassroots mobilizer and the brain behind the party’s impressive followership in Edo North Senatorial District.
Political violence has heightened across Nigeria in the lead-up to the 2023 general elections, causing the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC to call on stakeholders of political parties to sign a peace pact in the hope that they will call their supporters to order.
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