Obi: Victim of Labour Party Lagos Rally Attack Amputated, Says DG Osuntokun

By Uche Mbah

A member of the Obidient family –  a name coined to describe supporters of Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party and former Governor of Anambra State – who was attacked by hoodlums during  last week’s Lagos Presidential rally, has been amputated.

Recall that Obi’s followers were attacked by hoodlums alleged to be  of the All Progressives Congress, APC, last week during the rally.  Four victims were reportedly hospitalized.

But the Director General of Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, said in an interview with Channel’s Television, Tuesday, that the unnamed man has been amputated.

Nigerians will be going to the polls on Saturday, 25 February 2023, to elect their President and  National Assembly members.

The DG lamented that  voter suppression through violence continues to be a worrying factor for the polls. Besides, over voting is still a factor despite BVAS.

“I won’t score the preparation a 100 per cent, there are some factors that challenge that conclusion. The predisposition to voter suppression through violence, we have been a victim of that especially in Lagos.”

“INEC people actually responded to people looking for their PVCs discriminatorily and when we had the rally in Lagos, our supporters were prevented in certain areas from coming to the Tafawa Balewa Square and some of them were injured. As we speak one of them has had his hand amputated.

“So when you take these into consideration, you cannot be confident that this is going to work well.

“And as I remarked once the fact that the BVAS or the electronic transmission introduction to the system is supposed to preclude the possibility of over-voting, but according to the judgement of the tribunal on the Osun State election that was conducted a while ago, the tribunal nullified the victory of the PDP on account of over-voting, now where does that come in?”he queried.