Personnel of the Nigerian Police in Ebonyi State, on Saturday, tear gassed supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, who gathered at the Pastoral Centre, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, for a rally.
According to the Punch, the incident which took place at the Pastoral Centre saw men of the Nigeria Police Force tear gas the supporters, who numbered over 10,000.
Ebonyi is an Eastern state ruled Dave Umahi, an APC governor who contested but lost his Party’s presidential primaries.