Desmond Elliot, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, condemned the attack on the campaign team of his Labour Party opponent, Olumide Oworu. Oworu tweeted on Thursday that thugs had invaded his rally on Tuesday at Iponri, Surulere. He wrote, “My team and I were attacked on Tuesday as we attempted to campaign at Iponri, Surulere. A member of my team was injured, but we are thankful the incident didn’t escalate past the level it was. The case has been reported at the Iponri police station. I am not deterred by the incident. Instead, I am more committed to seeing this through. We will pass through the wards in constituency 1 (Akinhanmi/Cole, Adeniran/Ogunsanya, Iponri Housing Estate/Eric Moore, Igbaja/Stadium, Shitta/Ogunlana Drive, Yaba/Ojuelegba). See you outside!”
The Police Public Relations Officer for the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the Tuesday attack, stating, “I can confirm that but I don’t have all the details yet.” In a statement shared via his verified Facebook page on Friday, the All Progressives Congress candidate and incumbent Surulere Constituency Representative labeled Oworu’s attackers as “overzealous political jobbers masquerading as party supporters.” The release read in part, “The attention of the Media Office of Hon. Olushola Desmond Elliot has been drawn to the senseless attack on the supporters of the Labour Party in Surulere by suspected thugs and overzealous political jobbers masquerading as party supporters.”
Elliot reiterated in several forums during the build‑up to the general election that he would never be a party to any action that undermines the peaceful coexistence enjoyed by Lagos State citizens under Governor Babajide Sanwo‑Olu’s leadership. He condemned the act of violence in strong terms and urged residents of the state to remain peaceful as they head to the governorship and state House of Assembly elections on Saturday.
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