Politics
LP’s House of Assembly candidate, Oworu, allegedly attacked at Surelere, Lagos
The Labour Party (LP) House of Assembly candidate for Surulere Constituency I, Olumide Abiodun Oworu, was allegedly attacked during a campaign rally at Iponri, Surulere area of Lagos state.
Oworu, in a Twitter thread narrating the incident, noted one of his team members was injured during the attack.
He wrote, “My team and I were attacked on Tuesday as we attempted to campaign at Iponri, Surulere. A member of my team was injured, but we are thankful the incident didn’t escalate past the level it was. The case has been reported at the Iponri police station.
“I am not deterred by the incident. Instead I am more committed to seeing this through. We will pass through the wards in constituency 1 (Akinhanmi/Cole, Adeniran/Ogunsanya, Iponri Housing Estate/Eric Moore, Igbaja/Stadium, Shitta/Ogunlana Drive, Yaba/Ojuelegba). See you outside!”
