A security officer of the university, identified as C.K., said he was acting on the directive of the Chief Security Officer, Ashiru Zango.
Two senior military officers; a major and a lieutenant, were affected in the attack.
Mr Obi’s push could edge out Atiku Abubakar from the 2027 presidential race.
“Governor Ahmed is sustaining the negative tempo by spending an outrageous billions on the wire fencing of streets in Sokoto Metropolis,” said the party.
Nigerians nationwide have hit the streets to protest against hunger and bad governance.
The government also deployed other efforts to stymie the protests’ popular trajectory, hobbling internet speed in order to prevent protesters from widespread distribution of multimedia.
Mr Sambo said that residents of the village fled to neighbouring communities for cover.
“They told us to appear on Friday for the judgment.’’
The police said investigations were ongoing to ascertain the cause of the attack.
The police said the crown has been recovered but the staff of office remains missing.
