Cross River: Police avert showdown between Obi-Kwankwaso, APC supporters

One suspect in custody over attack on convoy
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From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
Police and other security operatives on Wednesday averted a possible clash between hundreds of supporters of the Peter Obi/Rabiu Kwankwaso political movement and a group of APC supporters in Calabar, Cross River State.
The incident occurred as the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) prepared to host a presidential town hall meeting featuring its presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
The NDC event, which was scheduled to hold at a prominent hotel along Murtala Muhammed Highway, coincided with a street rally by a support group of t...