Just In: Thugs Attack Peter Obi's NDC Supporters During Town Hall Meeting
- Armed hoodlums stormed an NDC town hall meeting in the Oregun area of Lagos on Thursday, sending participants running for safety
- The attackers, carrying cutlasses, cudgels and stones, were heard plotting to overpower NDC supporters before making their move
- Some of the thugs were also heard requesting permission from their superiors to enter the venue with guns
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Ikeja, Lagos State - Armed hoodlums disrupted a Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) town hall meeting in the Oregun area of Lagos on Thursday, attacking supporters of the party and forcing them to flee the venue.
The thugs arrived wielding cutlasses, cudgels and stones, bringing the gathering to an abrupt end as participants scrambled to escape.
Motorists on Kudirat Abiola Way made U-turns and took alternative routes, while pedestrians fled the scene on foot.
The atmosphere at the venue had been calm before the attack, with supporters of the NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi and his running mate, former Kano governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, dancing and singing ahead of the event's scheduled start.
Thugs plot attack before striking
Around 11am, the hoodlums approached the venue from Kudirat Abiola Road. As reported by TheCable, a correspondent present at the scene observed the group converging on the venue and overheard them speaking in Yoruba, saying that the NDC supporters were few in number and could be overpowered.
The thugs initially attempted to force their way into the main hall but were met with resistance from NDC supporters. The correspondent also heard members of the group asking superiors for clearance to enter the venue armed with guns.
Obi, the NDC's 2027 presidential candidate, has a notable history in Lagos. Running on the Labour Party ticket in the 2023 presidential election, he secured 582,354 votes in the state, which is widely regarded as a stronghold of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Kwankwaso is his running mate for the 2027 contest.
Source: Legit.ng
