Police condemn attack on Peter Obi, LP supporters by suspected APC thugs in Lagos
The Police in Lagos State have condemned Saturday’s attack on Labour Party (LP) supporters and called on politicians to prevail on their followers to shun violence.
This is contained in a statement issued by the police spokesman in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin.
Yet-to-be-identified persons on Saturday attacked LP supporters on their way to a rally at the Tafawa Balewa Square addressed by the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Mr Hundeyin stated that the police would leave no stone unturned to deal decisively with offenders in accordance with the law.
He added that the police command has launched an investigation into the attack with a view to apprehending and prosecuting the suspected attackers.
“Four injured persons were promptly taken for medical attention and are responding to treatment.
“The State Criminal Investigation Department has taken over investigations into the incident from Ilasan Division, which had earlier commenced preliminary investigations,’’ Mr Hundeyin added.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
States
Naira Scarcity: Fake credit alerts, bad network worsens low patronage in Bauchi cattle market
The market, which served as a transit point for transporting cattle to other parts of the country, witnessed a sharp decrease in transactions.
Agriculture
Ogun, Oyo, Kwara farmers differ on NiMET’s prediction of early rain
Some farmers interviewed said that they would rather “wait for the acts of God first and monitor the rate of rainfall.”
Abuja
FCT residents berate AEDC over persistent power outages
The AEDC had in a recent statement attributed the drop in power supply in its franchise areas to insufficient load allocation.
NationWide
Police AIG for Zone 5 Lawal Jimeta is dead
As the AIG for Zone 5, Lawan Tanko Jimeta was in charge of Bayelsa, Edo, and Delta States.
Lagos
Father dies in fight with school bus driver who defiled his seven-year-old daughter
After the victim’s father died in the scuffle, the accused driver absconded from the scene, leading to a manhunt by the police.
Faith
Direct flight from Nigeria to Israel to begin March: NCPC
An indigenous Nigerian airline won the licence for a direct flight from Nigeria to Tel-Aviv, Israel.
