{"id":193196,"date":"2026-02-01T17:07:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T16:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/hoodlums-disrupt-lp-adc-defection-event-in-lagos"},"modified":"2026-02-01T18:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:17:47","slug":"hoodlums-disrupt-lp-adc-defection-event-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/hoodlums-disrupt-lp-adc-defection-event-in-lagos","title":{"rendered":"Hoodlums Disrupt LP-ADC Defection Event in Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Activities marking the defection of members of the Labour Party, LP, in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, were violently disrupted on Saturday after unidentified hoodlums invaded the venue.<\/p>\n<p>The event, jointly organised by LP and ADC to publicly acknowledge the movement of party members, was first scheduled to hold at the LP secretariat in Idimu.<\/p>\n<p>However, chaos erupted when more than 100 suspected thugs reportedly stormed the premises, forcing party members and officials to flee.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses said the attackers, some armed with knives, canes and other dangerous objects, assaulted individuals they encountered during the invasion.<\/p>\n<p>The assailants were also heard chanting hostile slogans, declaring that LP and ADC were not welcome in Lagos State.<\/p>\n<p>Several party members sustained injuries in the process, while party property, including furniture and flags, was vandalised.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the disruption, officials of both parties quickly relocated the programme to an alternative venue, the Eco Centre Event Hall in Egbeda, in a bid to continue the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the incident, the LP Chairman in Alimosho, Mr Olanrewaju Olushola, popularly known as Heritage, condemned the attack, describing it as unprovoked and alarming, especially with the 2027 general elections approaching.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is most painful is that most of my members sustained varying degrees of wounds. This is in spite of the hoodlums going into our party secretariat in Alimosho and destroying our furniture and flags,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Olushola clarified that the defection itself had already taken place, stressing that Saturday\u2019s gathering was merely a symbolic ceremony to inform the public of their decision.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, nearly all LP members in Alimosho, including the party\u2019s leadership structure, had collectively agreed to move to the ADC.<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking, the party\u2019s Alimosho Secretary, Mr Moses Akujuobi, explained that plans for an open defection ceremony had earlier been halted by the police, who cited the absence of formal approval.<\/p>\n<p>He said the organisers had reached out to the Area M Commander, ACP Abaniwonda, who reportedly informed them that only the Commissioner of Police could authorise political events in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncidentally, we could not reach the CP, but we informed the DSS, after which we went ahead since it wasn\u2019t a rally but a quiet ceremony,\u201d Akujuobi said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the situation became more tense upon arrival at the initial venue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we got to the venue this morning, we were shocked to see police vans with heavily armed policemen. They informed us that we cannot hold the event and referred us to the police commissioner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we were at it, the hoodlums besieged the place and began to beat people, leading to our deserting the venue,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Akujuobi said party officials subsequently contacted members by phone to proceed to the second venue in Egbeda, where the programme resumed briefly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe, however, began to contact our members through phones to move to the second venue, which is the Eco Event Centre, and everyone witnessed what took place here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hoodlums got wind of our second venue and equally attacked us, beating up our members again,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the decision to defect to the ADC was driven by internal leadership challenges within the Labour Party and protracted legal disputes affecting the party.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the hoodlums vacated the second venue, several police vans carrying armed officers reportedly arrived at the location.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Activities marking the defection of members of the Labour Party, LP, in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, were violently disrupted on Saturday after unidentified hoodlums invaded the venue. 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