NDC blames APC for Lagos attack, ruling party denies involvement

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The Nigeria Democratic Congress has blamed the All Progressives Congress for an attack on its supporters in Lagos, but the ruling party has denied involvem Read More:…

The Nigeria Democratic Congress and the All Progressives Congress have traded blames over the attack on NDC supporters by suspected political thugs during a town hall meeting in Ikeja, Lagos State.

While the NDC accused the ruling party of promoting political violence and attempting to undermine democracy, the APC dismissed the allegation, urging the opposition party to address its internal problems.

The clash followed Thursday’s disruption of an NDC town hall meeting in Ikeja, where hoodlums armed with cutlasses, cudgels and stones reportedly invaded the venue, scattered chairs and forced participants to flee.

The incident triggered a confrontation between the attackers and some NDC supporters, who reportedly resisted the invasion by throwing chairs at the hoodlums.

Some supporters later pursued the fleeing attackers and apprehended one of them at a car park.

A video of the incident showed some young men surrounding the suspect and hitting him with sticks.

The violence subsequently spilt onto Kudirat Abiola Way, disrupting movement along the road, while policemen reportedly fired shots into the air to disperse the crowd.

Reacting to the incident, the NDC National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, described the attack as unfortunate and unwarranted.

In an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, Director accused the APC of resorting to what he called barbaric politics.

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