The National Leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has strongly condemned the violent attack on its supporters during a party town hall rally in Oregun, along Kudirat Abiola Way, Ikeja, Lagos, demanding the immediate investigation, arrest, and prosecution of the perpetrators and their sponsors.
​The incident occurred on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at approximately 11:00 a.m.. Before the disruption, party members and supporters had gathered peacefully at the Oregun venue along Kudirat Abiola Way for a campaign town hall meeting ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The event was organised in support of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and the NDC Lagos State governorship candidate, Funsho Doherty.
​According to eyewitness reports from the scene; Suspected political thugs approached the venue from Kudirat Abiola Road armed with cutlasses, cudgels, sticks, and stones.
Reports indicate the assailants demanded money from the organisers and participants for holding the rally in the area. When their demands were rejected, they launched an attack on attendees, leaving several people injured and forcing pedestrians and motorists along Kudirat Abiola Way to flee for safety.
Although Peter Obi was not yet at the venue when the violence broke out, NDC supporters confronted the hoodlums and prevented them from gaining access to the main event hall, overpowering and apprehending one of the suspected attackers before security personnel intervened.
​In an official statement issued in Abuja on Thursday afternoon, the Spokesperson of the NDC National Campaign Council, Dr. Chiogo Constance Ikokwu, described the attack as an unacceptable assault on Nigeria’s democracy, citizens’ fundamental rights, and freedom of political association.
​”Nigeria is not a conquered territory, and political participation is not a crime,” Dr. Ikokwu stated. She emphasized that no political party or group holds a monopoly on the country, warning that deploying violence, intimidation, and thuggery to silence opposing voices would neither deter NDC members nor intimidate Nigerians.
​Meanwhile, journalists contacted the office of the Lagos State Police Command Spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, for official confirmation regarding the attack and the apprehended suspect.
An official in her office noted that the Command was making inquiries with the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) covering the Oregun-Ikeja axis to verify the incident and provide an update, while an anonymous police source claimed the event organisers had not obtained prior security clearance before the gathering.
