Human rights activist and leader of the #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, was, on Saturday morning at the Lagos City Marathon, physically attacked by suspected thugs allegedly affiliated with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Sowore, who in 2023 contested for the presidency on the platform of the African Action Congress (AAC), was participating in the marathon alongside his team when, suddenly, some thugs came from the blue and started attacking him and members of his team.
The development led to indiscriminate violent attacks as the thugs not only targeted Sowore and his team but also assaulted journalists who were present to document the event.
As a result, many individuals suffered injuries, just as equipment belonging to some of the journalists; including cameras and other essential tools, were in the process vandalized in the chaos.
One of the distressing videos that was streamed showed the brutal nature of the assault and also revealed thugs physically attacking Sowore, his crew, and the journalists.
In another of the videos which was quite disturbing, a thug was seen gripping the neck of a journalist mercilessly in an attempt to grab a camera from the journalist thereby putting the life of the journalist in grave danger.
The reason for the unwarranted violent attacks by the APC thugs against Sowore and the journalists remained unclear as of press time.
Efforts to get a reaction from the Lagos Police Command were unsuccessful, as its Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, did not respond to calls.
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