Calm has returned to Oshodi after hoodlums went on the rampage earlier on Thursday.
The hoodlums wielding guns, axes, machetes and other dangerous weapons caused fear in Mushin, Maryland and Costain areas of Lagos State.
“Anybody wearing t-shirts or caps belonging to APC are being attacked and many have been injured,” eyewitnesses told this medium.
According to reports, tension has been building in Oshodi in anticipation of Thursday, 26th March, 2015, which is the day earmarked for road shows and house-to-house campaigns by political parties.
It was learnt that in order to avoid violence, the APC held its own street rally on Wednesday, 25th March, 2015.
Thursday’s violence was allegedly carried out by Fire Two boys whose members allegedly work for PDP.
Ironically, the base of the Fire Two boys is directly adjacent to Akinpelu police station and the police did not do anything on the matter. Not a single arrest was made.
The whole of Igbehin Adun, Akinpelu, Balogun and other adjoining streets were turned into theatre of war this morning.
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A Chieftain of the All Peoples Congress and one of the the leaders of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Musiliu Akinsanya a.k.a. MC Oluomo has however blamed the Peoples Democratic Party for the crisis.
Read his full statement below:
My fellow Lagosians, I find it very imperative and urgent to quickly send this message to update you about the cruel,gangsterism, uncivil and very absurd conduct of the PDP Thugs in Oshodi this morning.
We woke up to find this desperate hoodlums shooting,looting and vandalising people’s property,led by Essy oluwo and co. I just sincerely want to bring this to the conciousness of the populace that this hoodlum would do anything to bring both my name and that of our great party APC into mud.
I want to state that nobody has monopoly of violence, but my love for my people and that of Oshodi is upermost in my mind. I have instructed my followers and good people of Oshodi to be calm,since the Nigerian police have come in to calm the situation.
I request that Nigerian press should do an independent investigation in Oshodi to find out and confirm the situation as I will not allow my name to be dragged in this as they earlier did.
This is not the Lagos of our dream, no matter what,CHANGE is sure.
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shame on you Nigerianeye, the biggest promoter of Hate Campaigns! whatever happened to airing reports that seek to build and strengthen our already volatile polity than being continuously partisan!
ReplyDeleteI don't get you...they should not report an incident that occurred? The job of the press is to inform the general public of what happened. I believe if the opposing party made a statement, it would have been reported here as well.
DeleteMichael,when ffk said APC has master key to card ready did they not report it?
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