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Activities marking the defection of members of the Labour Party, LP, in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, were violently disrupted on Saturday after unidentified hoodlums invaded the venue.

The event, jointly organised by LP and ADC to publicly acknowledge the movement of party members, was first scheduled to hold at the LP secretariat in Idimu.

However, chaos erupted when more than 100 suspected thugs reportedly stormed the premises, forcing party members and officials to flee.

Eyewitnesses said the attackers, some armed with knives, canes and other dangerous objects, assaulted individuals they encountered during the invasion.

The assailants were also heard chanting hostile slogans, declaring that LP and ADC were not welcome in Lagos State.

Several party members sustained injuries in the process, while party property, including furniture and flags, was vandalised.

Despite the disruption, officials of both parties quickly relocated the programme to an alternative venue, the Eco Centre Event Hall in Egbeda, in a bid to continue the ceremony.

Speaking on the incident, the LP Chairman in Alimosho, Mr Olanrewaju Olushola, popularly known as Heritage, condemned the attack, describing it as unprovoked and alarming, especially with the 2027 general elections approaching.


“What is most painful is that most of my members sustained varying degrees of wounds. This is in spite of the hoodlums going into our party secretariat in Alimosho and destroying our furniture and flags,” he said.

Olushola clarified that the defection itself had already taken place, stressing that Saturday’s gathering was merely a symbolic ceremony to inform the public of their decision.

According to him, nearly all LP members in Alimosho, including the party’s leadership structure, had collectively agreed to move to the ADC.


Also speaking, the party’s Alimosho Secretary, Mr Moses Akujuobi, explained that plans for an open defection ceremony had earlier been halted by the police, who cited the absence of formal approval.

He said the organisers had reached out to the Area M Commander, ACP Abaniwonda, who reportedly informed them that only the Commissioner of Police could authorise political events in the state.

“Incidentally, we could not reach the CP, but we informed the DSS, after which we went ahead since it wasn’t a rally but a quiet ceremony,” Akujuobi said.

He added that the situation became more tense upon arrival at the initial venue.

“When we got to the venue this morning, we were shocked to see police vans with heavily armed policemen. They informed us that we cannot hold the event and referred us to the police commissioner.

“While we were at it, the hoodlums besieged the place and began to beat people, leading to our deserting the venue,” he explained.

Akujuobi said party officials subsequently contacted members by phone to proceed to the second venue in Egbeda, where the programme resumed briefly.

“We, however, began to contact our members through phones to move to the second venue, which is the Eco Event Centre, and everyone witnessed what took place here.

“The hoodlums got wind of our second venue and equally attacked us, beating up our members again,” he added.

He noted that the decision to defect to the ADC was driven by internal leadership challenges within the Labour Party and protracted legal disputes affecting the party.

Shortly after the hoodlums vacated the second venue, several police vans carrying armed officers reportedly arrived at the location.

Orlandoo:
Tinubu is a big threat to our democracy.

Burob:
Orlando Owoh & The Wailers, you should name your first single democrazy from your forthcoming album “Tinubu”.

Orlandoo:
Honestly, you are beyond redemption.

Daguccizgreat:
Apc miscreants at work. Tinubu is a a vagabond that must be removed from power in next election

Lanretoye:
So 100 hoodlums came and disrupted defection event of thousands of people?,it is good to be law abiding tho…all their thunder and brimstones couldn’t prevent them from disrupting the event.how are you going to vote when you can’t even do party registration in Lagos,I will advice some of you to go and do the registration in your state so you can go there to vote.how many south westerners or northerners Dey drag votes with them in the east?.

Arkmanbuddy:
LP members defecting to ADC and the event was held at the LP Secretariat. I've never heard this before in the political history of this country.

CRV is trying to cause mayhem in Lagos and heave the blame on Lagos touts as Igbos have been blaming others for the atrocities carried out by IPOB in their land.

We're watching.

Bobloco:
https://dailypost.ng/2026/02/01/many-injured-as-hoodlums-disrupt-lp-adc-defection-event-in-lagos/

Dalohad:
MC Oluomo's thugs disrupted the gathering..Other parties are not accepted in Lagos, but MC Oluomo can go to Enugu and be welcome by the NURTW people.
Enugu people are too meek..

Let him go to Aba or Onitsha to meet with the NURTW members there..

Burob:
Orlando Owoh & The Wailers, you should name your first single democrazy from your forthcoming album “Tinubu”.

Orlandoo:
Tinubu is a big threat to our democracy.