Thugs on Thursday attacked supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) during a town hall meeting in the Oregun area of Lagos state. Lagos State is the home state of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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 Thursday’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.
It was reported that. a correspondent, who was outside the gate, saw the louts approaching 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.
The correspondent also 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 to detours, as pedestrians ran for their lives.
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