Some group of armed thugs in the Lakowe town area of Lekki, Lagos unleashed terror on some Labour Party supporters who were holding a sensitisation rally in the area yesterday.

The incident which caused pandemonium in the area saw people scampering for safety and running for their lives.

According to one of the victims of the attack, Solomon Badeh who was still at the scene when our Correspondent arrived at the area, he blamed the attack on some suspected political thugs allegedly sponsored by the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in the area.

“We were marching close to Lakowe junction when all of a sudden, a bus full of political thugs with all kinds of weapons stopped right in front of us and they started attacking us for no reason.
It was as if they were waiting for us. Some of them had cutlasses and a majority of them had different objects like sticks and stones and they started attacking us and we all had to run for safety”.

Another victim of the attack, Oluwadare Bamidele, who is the Labour Party organizing Secretary in the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area, claimed that the attacks were premeditated.

According to Mr Oluwadare, the attackers were lying in wait inside the bus at a corner around the junction and emerged from the bus when they saw them at the junction.

Mr Oluwadare who was obviously still bleeding from the injuries sustained from the attack lamented the incessant attacks members of the Labour Party are getting from suspected thugs sponsored by the APC in Ibeju Lekki.

“We are getting death threats and suffering almost daily attacks from APC thugs warning us to desist from holding walks or rallies for Labour Party here. They claim that Ibeju-Lekki belongs to the APC but this is not the case.

“They may be the party in power now, but Nigerians are fed up and want change. We are not going to stop until we get change.”

Mr Oluwadare further called on security agencies to protect members of the opposition in this critical time, adding that “the thugs are operating with impunity and about eight members of the Labour Party including myself were injured from this attack and four of our members who were seriously injured have already been rushed to the hospital.

When contacted, the Chairman of the Labour Party in Lagos state, Kayode Salako condemned the attack and intimidation of the party’s supporters.

According to him “the Labour Party and Peter Obi’s campaign is a democratic movement, and no one should be molested

“It was getting clearer by the day that the APC had officially adopted violent attacks on LP’s presidential candidate support group across the country.

“We find this trend quite unacceptable and condemn the growing violence by some APC in most of the states controlled by the party.”

Our correspondent reached out to the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin who confirmed the incident, he however promised to get back to our correspondent once he is briefed on the incident

Aufbauh:

Abdul05:

Aufbauh:
The APC doesn't need to physically bully her opposition to win as it has the support and acceptance of those that matters.

After this presidential election 2023 many including the media, labourers party supporters & the opposition e-rats will learn a lesson if they so wish.

Unwholesome propaganda, cheap blackmail, vain blabbing & noisy internet buzz doesn't work on the real voters.

Aufbauh:
The APC doesn't need to physically bully her opposition to win as it has the support and acceptance of those that matters.
After this presidential election 2023 many including the media, labourers party supporters & the opposition e-rats will learn a lesson if they so wish.
Unwholesome propaganda, cheap blackmail, vain blabbing & noisy internet buzz doesn't work on the real voters.

ganisucks:
This is what APC is now capable of. A week ago, I would have said it's not possible; but knowing the level of panic in APC; I can say with good knowledge that APC is capable of doing anything.

ganisucks:
This is what APC is now capable of. A week ago, I would have said it's not possible; but knowing the level of panic in APC; I can say with good knowledge that APC is capable of doing anything.

ganisucks:


https://independent.ng/2023-political-thugs-terrorise-lp-supporters-in-lagos/

BATified2023:
if u do anyhow u go collect

ZombieTERROR:


wanted to ask you where you bought fuel today but remember that you and your generation are used to trekking ,...


used to suffering
used to being kidnapped
used to being ruled from London hospital
used to ASUU strikes and dead education
spits.

Aufbauh:

I'm not surprise by your poor sense of judgement as it's typical with the nsogbu nsogbu dancers.
If you're clever enough you should have read between the precepts of my comments on NL that I'm not one of you struggling guys.
I won't afford to join issue with peasants wailing since 2015 for poor quality of lives as I've gone beyond banking on who become the president to better my fortune.

Kyase:

The thugs carry APC flag?

DesChyko:


Guy, it's thugs. In Lagos on top that matter.

Which flag are you looking for again?