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Omo-Agege calls for investigation after NDC rally attack

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Nigerian politician Ovie Omo-Agege is calling for an investigation after an armed attack on an NDC rally in which one person was killed. He says those allegedly responsible for an attack on a peaceful march must answer for their actions, reports Premium Times.

Ovie Omo-Agege, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor of Nigeria’s Delta State, is calling for an investigation after an attack on a National Democratic Congress (NDC) rally. “One death is one too many,” Omo-Agege said, calling for those responsible for the armed attack to answer for their actions, according to Premium Times.

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