APC Campaign Council condemns disruption of NDC Lagos townhall meetings, demands arrest of offenders
By Emma Ogbuehi
All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APCPCC) has condemned the current wave of attacks by suspected thugs at political gatherings and urge security agencies to arrest offenders
The spokesman of the Council, Dele Alake who made the remarks in a statement, emphasised that the body strongly condemned the disruption of scheduled town hall meeting of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Lagos, on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
Alake noted that the Council had observed the recent spate of violent attacks at political gatherings in parts of the country. The reported attacks in Edo, Cross River, and Gombe, and other violence targeted at party supporters and political leaders across party lines are condemnable.
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“Our campaign strongly condemns the disruption of today’s scheduled town hall meeting of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Lagos”, the release stressed.
It urged political parties, politicians, and supporters to restrain themselves and avoid acts that could create needless crisis and public disorder, as the campaigns progress.
The statement further called on the security agencies to be more responsive and alert in preventing political violence of any type and ensure instigators and perpetrators are apprehended and punished in accordance with the law.
The release further enjoined political parties and candidates to campaign on issues that uplift the lives of Nigerians and not to instigate violence at political events.
Suspected thugs of the APC, on Thursday, attacked supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) during a town hall meeting in the Oregun area of Lagos State. The hoodlums, armed with cutlasses, cudgels and stones, invaded the venue of the event, disrupted proceedings and sent participants scampering for safety.
Before the Lagos incident, suspected APC thugs had attacked NDC campaign train in Delta, Enugu, Edo and Benue.
