The Campaign train of the Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was attacked Sunday at 5:45pm bx thugs while returning from visitation to members of the party at the Ikoga junction, area of Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos.
The chairman of the media and publicity, Hon. Hakeem Amode who stated this in a statement explained that the attack led to injuries of several members of Jandor’s entourage and journalists .
Moreover, he said that one of the reporters is in critical condition in an undisclosed hospital while those injured were being treated and vehicles were critically damaged
He stated that the thugs that attacked the campaign train were shouting “APC,” while shooting guns and using dangerous weapons.
According to him, concern had been raised over the threat to use APC sponsored thugs to attack the campaign programs of the PDP gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran-JANDOR recently and he would like to state categorically that it would not deter the determination of the PDP candidate to campaign for the next election and win the election come March 11, 2023.
He then called on the Commissioner of Police of Lagos State and the Area Commander of Police in the Badagry Division to do everything possible to fish out those behind the attack and that disciplinary actions should be taken against them to forestall such occurrences in the future and to instill confidence in PDP members that they will be protected during this campaign period.
He strongly warned “those that are hell bent on causing trouble or planning to disrupt the campaign and elections that the PDP will not fold our arms and watch as we will resist all forms of intimidation.”
