VIDEO: Thugs Attack NDC Supporters at Lagos Town Hall

Armed thugs stormed a Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) town hall meeting in the Oregun area of Lagos State on Thursday, violently disrupting the gathering.

Wielding cutlasses, cudgels, and stones, the thugs invaded the venue and sent attendees scrambling for safety.

Party members quickly rallied to repel the assault, pushing back the attackers and apprehending one suspect at the scene.

Reporting live from the venue, News Central TV’s Igbalaniyi Omoniyi described the panic as attendees initially rushing indoors before emerging to see smashed vehicle windscreens and bloodstains left where the crowd beat and detained the suspect.

“We were all seated, and all of a sudden we started hearing noises. Most of us had to run inside because we didn’t know what was really going on,” Omoniyi said.

Thugs have attacked an NDC gathering in Lagos, but party members have repelled the assault. One suspect has been apprehended.

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NDC House of Assembly candidate for the Ikeja Federal Constituency, Joseph Orukpe, stated that organisers were hosting the town hall for presidential candidate Peter Obi when the armed group invaded, destroying vehicles and party merchandise.

“Several thugs armed with cutlasses, guns, and dangerous weapons stormed the venue and started dismantling vehicles and destroying our merchandise,” Orukpe said, adding, “They also attacked our members, and we had to stand up to defend ourselves, and in the process, we apprehended one of them.”

However, the detained suspect, identified as Ibrahim, denied participating in the violence or carrying a machete.

He insisted that nobody paid or sent him to disrupt the gathering, claiming he only came to ask for money because high-profile figures were present.

“Wherever I see high-profile people, I come to beg for money,” Ibrahim said. “I was not sent.”

A planned town hall for NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi in Lagos has been disrupted after suspected thugs allegedly stormed the venue with clubs, guns and other weapons. Party members say vehicles and other property were damaged, while one suspect was apprehended. @igbalaniyi reports.

— News Central TV (@NewsCentralTV) November 12, 2026