LAGOS / ABUJA — The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) and the Lagos State chapter of the ruling party have condemned the violent disruption of a Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) town hall meeting in Oregun, Ikeja, calling on security agencies to apprehend and prosecute those responsible for the attack.
In an official statement issued on Thursday, November 12, 2026, the APC campaign council described the invasion of the opposition gathering—which left several attendees injured and vandalized roughly ten vehicles—as unacceptable. The council also expressed concern over wider incidents of campaign-related violence reported across Edo, Cross River, and Gombe states in recent weeks.
“Our campaign strongly condemns the disruption of today’s scheduled town hall meeting of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in Lagos,” the APC-PCC statement read. “We call on the security agencies to be more responsive and alert in preventing political violence of any type and ensure instigators and perpetrators are apprehended and punished in accordance with the law. Political parties and candidates are enjoined to campaign on issues that uplift the lives of Nigerians and not to instigate violence at political events.”
In a separate response addressing allegations from NDC officials that the assailants were politically sponsored, the Publicity Secretary of the Lagos State APC, Hon. Oluseye Oladejo, distanced the state chapter from the incident. Oladejo stated that the party neither sponsored nor encouraged any action aimed at undermining the constitutional right of opposition groups to assemble and canvass for votes. He challenged the NDC to submit any credible evidence linking specific individuals or groups to the attack directly to law enforcement authorities rather than making unverified accusations on social media.
The condemnation follows Thursday morning’s disturbance along Kudirat Abiola Way in Oregun, where armed thugs wielding cutlasses and sticks stormed the venue prior to the arrival of NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Police operatives deployed to the area fired warning shots to disperse the assailants and restore order.
The Lagos incident occurred just eight days after Obi’s campaign convoy was similarly attacked near Watt Market in Calabar, Cross River State, on November 4—an incident that prompted the Cross River State Police Command to arrest a 27-year-old suspect. Political observers and civil society monitors have urged the Nigeria Police Force to step up preventive intelligence and venue protection nationwide as campaign activities intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections.
