The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned the attack on his supporters at a Lagos rally on Saturday by suspected hoodlums.
Obi said the civic space must not be shrunk, calling on security agencies to protect the fundamental human rights of citizens.
“As we go into the final stretch for the 2023 elections, I call on all Nigerians regardless of political affiliation or tendency, to eschew violence. I condemn any form of violence and political thuggery; and especially the incessant attacks on my Obidient supporters.
“I call on the security forces nationwide to protect those exercising their fundamental rights of free speech and assembly. Our civic space must not shrink further,” Obi said in a tweet on Saturday.
