VIDEO: Suspected APC thugs attack NDC supporters during town hall meeting in Lagos
By Emma Ogbuehi
Suspected thugs of the All Progressives Congress (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.
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the NDC, won Lagos, a stronghold of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with 582,354 votes in the 2023 presidential contest. Obi was at the time, standard-bearer of the Labour Party (LP).
His running mate in next year’s vote is Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State.
Before today’s pandemonium, the atmosphere at the venue was peaceful as supporters of Obi and Kwankwaso were seen dancing and singing in preparation for the commencement of the town hall.
Around 11am, however, the hoodlums invaded the venue and began making for the jugulars of NDC supporters.
The thugs had attempted to enter the main hall of the event but were initially resisted by NDC supporters.
The hoodlums approached the venue from Kudirat Abiola road in Oregun.
Conversing in Yoruba, they were heard saying the NDC supporters were few and could be attacked and overpowered.
Reporters at the venue heard some of the thugs asking their superiors to permit them to invade the venue of the event with guns.
In the ensuing bedlam, motorists plying Kudirat Abiola way made U-turns or took detours, as pedestrians ran for their lives.
An NDC member who spoke anonymously to TheNiche said the hoodlums were sponsored by the APC.
“We got the intelligence that they were going to attack us but we didn’t know they would go to this length. We had that the party had decided not to allow any NDC-related political activity in the state. It is that bad. You can’t even see our posters anywhere in the state. That is what President Bola Tinubu means when he says ‘all is fair in politics.’
“Even the policemen at the venue could not intervene. We will see how it will all end.”
