APC Will Burn Nigeria For Tinubu – Atiku’s Aide Reacts To Lagos NDC Attack

Demola Olarewaju, a senior political assistant to African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of being willing to plunge Nigeria into violence just to keep President Bola Tinubu in power.

Olarewaju said the ruling party was prepared to ensure Tinubu remained president even if the country was reduced to ashes.

He made the allegation on Thursday while reacting to an attack on supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) during a town hall meeting in the Oregun area of Lagos State.

The attackers, armed with cutlasses, cudgels and other dangerous weapons, reportedly invaded the event centre, disrupted proceedings and sent participants scrambling for safety.

Reacting to the incident in a post on X, Olarewaju wrote: “APC is obviously ready to burn down Nigeria from North to South as long as Bola Tinubu can be President over the ashes.”

The attack reportedly occurred around 11am when NDC supporters began arriving at the event centre ahead of the town hall meeting.

Several suspected thugs allegedly stormed the premises and attacked attendees, forcing party supporters and journalists to flee for safety.

With no visible security personnel to repel the attackers, some participants ran into the hall while others sought hiding places within the premises.

A journalist with TheCable, Kunle Adebanjo, was among those attacked. He reportedly sought refuge behind a parked vehicle but was confronted by about six attackers who assaulted him with blows, slaps and kicks.

One of the attackers allegedly struck his wrist with an axe, which hit his wristwatch and prevented the weapon from making contact with his skin.

The attackers subsequently seized his camera, gimbal and microphone, reportedly worth millions of naira, before fleeing the scene.

Recounting his experience, Adebanjo said: “I was inside the compound but very close to the gate. The NDC supporters were arriving at the time, so I wanted to capture their arrival.

“The moment the gate of the event centre was opened for the buses conveying NDC supporters, the thugs rushed in.

“I wanted to run towards the hall, but I saw the thugs rushing there, so I decided to hide at the back of a car.

“It was while I was there that they confronted me and demanded that I surrender my camera.

“I tried to resist, so they started attacking me. I eventually yielded and surrendered the devices when one of them kept shouting, ‘leave the camera; do you want them to kill you?’”

Meanwhile, NDC supporters who prevented the attackers from gaining access to the hall later took to the road to confront them.

The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, also condemned the attack in a post on X on Thursday.

He wrote: “Thugs attacking NDC members in the Town Hall meeting scheduled for classic event center, oregun, Lagos. Why is APC afraid of Peter Obi?”

The Lagos incident is the latest in a series of reported attacks on gatherings linked to the NDC ahead of the 2027 general election.

Last week, armed thugs attacked NDC supporters during a rally in Asaba, Delta State, leaving several participants injured.

Among those injured was the Delta State Deputy Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, identified simply as Comrade Noah, who was reportedly stabbed with daggers.

The attackers were said to have been armed with daggers and other dangerous weapons, while several other supporters sustained injuries.

Similarly, the convoy of the NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and supporters of the party reportedly came under attack in Calabar, Cross River State, last week.

The incident occurred shortly after Obi arrived in the state capital for the party’s presidential town hall meeting at Metropolitan Hotel.

In October, suspected thugs also reportedly attacked the NDC secretariat in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.

The incident came barely a week after an attack on NDC supporters in Enugu, where one person was reportedly killed and five others injured.