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A member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Olamilekan Olayiwola, has recounted how suspected political thugs invaded the party’s town hall meeting in Oregun, Lagos, on Thursday, allegedly armed with guns, cutlasses, axes and machetes.
Olayiwola, the party’s Ward F Chairman and security coordinator for the event, said the attackers arrived in commercial buses and threatened to disrupt the gathering ahead of the expected arrival of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
He said party members had arrived at the venue as early as 8am to prepare for the meeting when they noticed five commercial buses, identified as LT buses, parked outside the premises.
According to him, the occupants of the buses threatened to scatter the event before launching the attack on supporters gathered at the venue.
“The incident happened as supporters were waiting for preparations at the hall to be completed ahead of Peter Obi’s arrival.
“The attack started around 8a.m. Before it happened, I saw five LT buses parked outside the premises, with their occupants threatening to scatter everything.
“They had guns, cutlasses and axes. They attacked us, forcing some of our members to mobilise the women to defend themselves,” he said.
Olayiwola said four party members sustained injuries during the clash, while several others lost their mobile phones.
He added that there was no police officer at the venue when the attack occurred, apart from two operatives of the Department of State Services who fired warning shots to disperse the attackers.
He called on political leaders and security agencies to provide adequate protection for campaign events and polling units across Lagos State, warning that failure to act could lead to bloodshed.
“If nothing is done, the situation could turn bloody,” he warned.
However, the police said they were not informed of any 2027: ‘They had guns, cutlasses, axes’ – NDC member recounts Lagos attack
‘They came in five buses’ – NDC member recounts Lagos rally attack
A member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Olamilekan Olayiwola, has recounted how suspected political thugs invaded the party’s town hall meeting in Oregun, Lagos, on Thursday, allegedly armed with guns, cutlasses, axes and machetes.
Olayiwola, the party’s Ward F Chairman and security coordinator for the event, said the attackers arrived in commercial buses and threatened to disrupt the gathering ahead of the expected arrival of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
He said party members had arrived at the venue as early as 8am to prepare for the meeting when they noticed five commercial buses, identified as LT buses, parked outside the premises.
According to him, the occupants of the buses threatened to scatter the event before launching the attack on supporters gathered at the venue.
“The incident happened as supporters were waiting for preparations at the hall to be completed ahead of Peter Obi’s arrival.
“The attack started around 8a.m. Before it happened, I saw five LT buses parked outside the premises, with their occupants threatening to scatter everything.
“They had guns, cutlasses and axes. They attacked us, forcing some of our members to mobilise the women to defend themselves,” he said.
Olayiwola said four party members sustained injuries during the clash, while several others lost their mobile phones.
He added that there was no police officer at the venue when the attack occurred, apart from two operatives of the Department of State Services who fired warning shots to disperse the attackers.
He called on political leaders and security agencies to provide adequate protection for campaign events and polling units across Lagos State, warning that failure to act could lead to bloodshed.
“If nothing is done, the situation could turn bloody,” he warned.
However, the police said they were not informed of any political rally scheduled to take place at the venue.
As of the time of filing this report, more than 20 armed police officers were at the scene, while party members remained at the venue awaiting the arrival of Obi and Kwankwaso. rally scheduled to take place at the venue.
As of the time of filing this report, more than 20 armed police officers were at the scene, while party members remained at the venue awaiting the arrival of Obi and Kwankwaso.
