Lagos: Police Debunks Assassination Claim By LP Candidate, Rhodes-Vivour

The Nigerian Police Lagos state command has debunked claim that Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party governorship candidate in the state was attacked by hoodlums during a campaign.

The state Police spokes man, Benjamin Hundeyin told Daily Trust on Sunday that the police could not find a concrete evidence to prove that there was an attack on the supporters of LP.

The party had claimed that it’s candidate missed assassination by the whiskers after some gunmen attacked him and some LP chieftain in Epe during a campaign walk on Saturday.

Rhodes-Vivour had posted on his twitter handle that he would have been killed if not for his security that saved him.

Also, Olawale Oluwo, a chieftain of the party and former commsioner under the administration of former Governor Ambode, said he was lucky to escape with his life after the attack.

But Hundeyin said although, the mater was reported to the command, investigations revealed that there was no empirical evidence to show any such attack took place.

He said the Divisional Police Officer of Epe Division visited the scene to carry out an on-the-spot investigation, but that after hours of investigation, the team did not see any pointer that suggested an attack

“The police are not saying that they are lying, but like the build up to the Presidential and National Assembly, we saw videos of attacks and those who had been injured on social media.

“There was no such evidence when the police visited the scene. We are still yet to see anyone come up to say that he or she was injured in the attack. So for now there is no evidence to show of any such attack.”
LP supporters have allegedly be under regular attack from those believed to be th3 supporters of th3 All Progressives Congress, APC, the ruling party in the state.

During the presidential and National Assembly election on February a viral video surfaced where Musiliu Akinsanya, the Chairman of Lagos state Park Management Agency, prevented voters in Oshodi, a part of the state, from voting for other political parties.

Akinsanya aka Oluomo is a staunch member of the ruling APC, and an ally of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.