On his Twitter page, Sowore on Sunday attached a video showing the victims, noting that it is a crime to subject any Nigerian to cruelty and brutality over their political choices.
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has condemned in strongest terms, the attack on supporters of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State by supporters of the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.
On his Twitter page, Sowore on Sunday attached a video showing the victims, noting that it is a crime to subject any Nigerian to cruelty and brutality over their political choices.
A Twitter user whose handle is @ObiFlagboy on Sunday wrote, “Attention everyone, this is what the chairman of Oshodi and his boys did to us today at Oshodi because they saw us carrying Peter Obi flag.
“We were almost burnt alive if not for an army officer. We are seriously having internal bleeding.”
Reacting to the incident, Sowore, though an opposition candidate to Obi in the 2023 presidential election race, called on the Nigeria Police Force to immediately investigate and prosecute the perpetrators of the heinous act.
He wrote, “These are @NgLabour supporters of @PeterObi attacked and brutalized by @OfficialAPCNg supporters in Lagos.
“It is criminal to subject any Nigerian citizen to this level of cruelty over their political choices. @PoliceNG must prosecute them accordingly.”
These a @NgLabour supporters of @PeterObi attacked and brutalised by @OfficialAPCNg supporters in lagos. It is criminal to subject any Nigerian citizen to this level of cruelty over their political choices. @PoliceNG must prosecute them accordingly. pic.twitter.com/rEONwH1e6N
— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) October 2, 2022
Similarly, the Labour Party on its Twitter page on Monday condemned the attack, saying that an attack on one Nigerian because of their political choice is an attack on all Nigerians.
“Attack on any Nigerian is an attack to ALL and especially to us @NgLabour. We strongly condemn such barbaric intimidation/harassment of our supporters @ObiFlagboy, especially in Lagos.
“ObiDatti movement is a democratic movement and no one should be molested @PoliceNG @followlasg,” the party wrote.