Politics

Obi’s supporter amputated after Lagos LP rally attack

A yet-to-be-identified supporter of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has been amputated after the attack that occurred at the grand finale of the party’s presidential campaign rally in Lagos last week.

The Director General of Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, disclosed this while speaking on Channels Television programme, The 2023 Verdict, on Tuesday.

Osuntokun, who expressed concern over Saturday’s presidential election, said the case of over-voting recorded in the gubernatorial election in Osun State was a worrying factor.

He added that voter suppression through violence was another worrying factor for the forthcoming general election.

Osuntokun said: “I won’t score the preparation a 100 per cent, there are some factors that challenge that conclusion.

“The predisposition to voter suppression through violence, we have been a victim of that especially in Lagos.

“INEC people actually responded to people looking for their PVCs discriminatorily and when we had the rally in Lagos, our supporters were prevented in certain areas from coming to the Tafawa Balewa Square and some of them were injured. As we speak one of them has had his hand amputated.

“So when you take these into consideration, you cannot be confident that this is going to work well.

“And as I remarked once the fact that the BVAS or the electronic transmission introduction to the system is supposed to preclude the possibility of over-voting, but according to the judgement of the tribunal on the Osun State election that was conducted a while ago, the tribunal nullified the victory of the PDP on account of over-voting, now were does that come in?”

It would be recalled that the Lagos State Police Command confirmed that no fewer than four persons were injured in an attack on LP supporters in the state.

The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident, disclosed that the attack occurred at Ilasan area of Eti-Osa Local Government of Lagos State.

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