
Police in Benue State, Nigeria, have arrested 46 people in connection with an incident during a visit by Peter Obi. According to police spokesperson Nwadiogbu, the Command was informed of Obi's visit at about 5:30pm on Monday, September 7, and subsequently deployed adequate security personnel to protect him throughout his movement in the state. Details of the incident that led to the arrests were not provided in the report, which was published by Vanguard News.
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