No fewer than four persons were injured in an attack on supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Saturday in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the attack, said investigations into the attack had commenced.
Hundeyin who said four persons were injured, stated that the attack was regrettable, adding that witnesses were already helping the police with relevant information.
The Lagos PPRO said in a series of tweets, “The Jakande Ward Chairman of the Labour Party commendably reported an attack on his party members at Ilasan Division. Four injured persons have been given medical attention. The Divisional Police Officer, Ilasan, has commenced preliminary investigations while the State Criminal Investigation Department is to fully take over investigations.
“The injured and other witnesses are assisting the Police with relevant information that would aid the apprehension and prosecution of the attackers.
“This attack is reprehensible! It is verifiable that the Command had stationed, since yesterday, patrol vehicles and officers at the Tafawa Balewa Square venue of today’s rally. We had already secured the venue to prevent any breakdown of law and order.”
Hundeyin added the regrettable attack happened at about 15km away from the rally venue, adding that the SCID would take over investigations towards apprehending and prosecuting the attackers.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the Obi-Datti Campaign Council, Tanko Yunusa, has also confirmed the attack on Saturday.
Yunusa said, “The Obidient Movement is under attack in Lagos. They are stopping our people from coming to the TBS rally.
“Nothing can stop a movement whose time has come . Security operatives, take note. We keep moving ‘Obidiently and Yusfully.’
See photos from the scene below:
