Supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) on Thursday overpowered and disarmed suspected hoodlums who allegedly invaded a party town hall meeting in the Oregun area of Lagos State.
Videos circulating on social media showed one of the suspected attackers being assaulted and left with visible injuries, with his private parts exposed.
The meeting was reportedly peaceful until about 11 a.m., when the suspected hoodlums, armed with cutlasses, clubs and stones, stormed the venue and attacked participants, forcing some of them to flee for safety.
However, the NDC supporters, many of whom were backing the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, confronted the attackers and prevented them from gaining access to the meeting hall.
An official in the office of the Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, told Newsmen that the command had yet to receive a report of the incident.
The official, however, said inquiries would be made with the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of the area after the videos were forwarded to the command.
According to the official, the police would provide further details once the incident had been verified.