Lagos thugs have bared their ugly fangs as they attacked supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) during a town hall meeting today (Thursday) in the Oregun area of the commercial capital of the nation.
The hoodlums, who carried cutlasses, cudgels and stones, stormed the venue of the meeting, disrupted proceedings and sent participants running for safety.
Presidential candidate of the NDC, Peter Obi, won Lagos, a major stronghold of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with 582,354 votes in the 2023 presidential election.. Obi was then the candidate of the Labour Party (LP).
Now.he is.in NDC and Hhs running mate in the 2027 presidential election is Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano state.
Before Thursday’s attack, the atmosphere at the venue was peaceful as supporters of Obi and Kwankwaso were seen dancing and singing in readiness for the kick off of the town hall meeting.
But around 11am, the thugs breached everything, stormed the venue and started going for the jugulars of supporters of the opposition NDC party
The hoodlums had earlier attempted to gain entry into the main hall of the event but were initially prevented from doing so by NDC supporters.
