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Pandemonium broke out on Thursday as supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) confronted suspected thugs who invaded the venue of the party’s town hall meeting in Oregun, Lagos State.
The suspected thugs, armed with cudgels and cutlasses, reportedly stormed Classic Event Place, Oregun, where Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate, was expected to address supporters alongside his running mate, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso.
The invasion initially sent some attendees scampering for safety. However, the situation took a different turn when some young men began throwing chairs at the attackers in an attempt to repel them.
The NDC supporters, many of whom were dressed in blue shirts and white fez caps, eventually chased the suspected thugs out of the hall, with some pursuing one of the attackers to the car park.
A video of the incident showed angry youths surrounding the suspected thug and assaulting him with sticks, while a voice in the background was heard saying, “Deal with him.”
The situation later escalated as an angry crowd spilled onto Kudirat Abiola Way, a major road in the area, prompting policemen to fire shots into the air to disperse the crowd.
As of the time of filing this report, neither Obi nor Kwankwaso had arrived at the venue.
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