The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) has condemned the violent disruption of a town hall meeting organized by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Lagos State, calling on security agencies to immediately apprehend and prosecute those responsible for the attack.
​The incident occurred at approximately 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at Classique Event Place along Kudirat Abiola Way in the Oregun area of Ikeja, Lagos. Suspected political thugs armed with guns, machetes, cutlasses, and cudgels stormed the venue ahead of the arrival of NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi and the party’s Lagos State governorship candidate, Funsho Doherty.
​According to eyewitness accounts and party officials, the assailants injured at least five NDC supporters, smashed roughly 10 vehicles, including Coaster buses and private cars, and seized phones and cameras belonging to journalists covering the event before being repelled by security personnel and party members. Despite the disruption, Obi and Doherty later arrived at the venue to proceed with the engagement.
​In a statement issued on Thursday evening, November 12, 2026, the APC-PCC distanced the ruling party from the violence and urged law enforcement authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice.
​”Our campaign strongly condemns the disruption of today’s scheduled town hall meeting of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Lagos,” the APC-PCC stated, also condemning similar incidents of political violence reported at gatherings in Edo and Cross River states.
The campaign council further urged all political parties, candidates, and supporters to exercise restraint as campaigning intensifies ahead of the 2027 general elections.
​Echoing the campaign council’s position, the Publicity Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the APC, Hon. Oluseye Oladejo, refuted allegations from opposition quarters accusing the ruling party of sponsoring the hoodlums.
​”We have neither sponsored, encouraged nor participated in any act capable of undermining the constitutional rights of any political party or group to assemble, deliberate and canvass for political support,” Oladejo said.
He challenged the NDC to submit credible evidence linking any individuals or groups to the incident directly to security agencies rather than making public accusations, adding that the APC remains committed to peaceful, issue-based campaigns.
​Meanwhile, the NDC Campaign Council spokesperson, Dr. Constance Ikokwu, condemned the assault on the party’s members and media personnel, describing the attack as a direct threat to Nigeria’s democracy and citizens’ constitutional right to peaceful assembly.
​The Lagos incident follows a separate attack earlier in November on Obi’s convoy in Calabar, Cross River State, where hoodlums vandalised vehicles returning to the Metropolitan Hotel from the palace of the Obong of Calabar.
Police in Cross River subsequently arrested a 27-year-old suspect in connection with that incident. As of Thursday evening, the Lagos State Police Command had yet to issue a formal update on arrests following the Ikeja disruption.
