Home Politics POLITICS BREAKING: Peter Obi Reveals Those Responsible For Attacks On His Supporters In Lagos Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 9:25 PM by Bada Yusuf Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential flagbearer, has condemned the attacks on his supporters in Lagos where 4 Obidient family members were reportedly injured The presidential hopeful then accused political leaders who make unguarded statements for fueling violence against the opposition According to Obi, the security agencies must ensure that the perpetrators are arrested and brought to book PAY ATTENTION: See you at Legit.ng Media Literacy Webinar! Register for free now! TBS, Lagos - Peter Obi, the presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party, has accused political leaders with "incendiary rhetorics" as the major culprits behind the attack on his supporters during his presidential rally in Lagos. Some of the supporters of the former governor of Anambra state were reportedly attacked on Saturday, February 11, while on their way to the presidential rally of their candidate. Ads by Peter Obi condemns the attack on supporters in Lagos Photo Credit: Peter Obi Source: Twitter What Peter Obi said about attack on his supporters in Lagos READ ALSO Meta completes virtual reality deal after US court win Hours after the report, Obi took to his Twitter page to condemn the attack and blamed political leaders with unguarded utterances for fueling violence in the polity. PAY ATTENTION: Join Legit.ng Telegram channel! Never miss important updates! He described the attack, which might have been premeditated or not, as a very disturbing one as 4 members of the Obidient Family were reportedly injured during the attack. The presidential hopeful then condemned consistent attacks on members of the opposition, adding that his vision for a new Nigeria is based on peace and justice as well as respect for the rule of law. Latest about Peter Obi, Labour Party, Lagos Rally, 2023 election Obi then called on the Lagos state security agencies to ensure that the culprits are brought to book and justice is served. He said: "We cannot continue to tolerate attacks on members of the political opposition, often fuelled by the incendiary rhetorics of political leaders. The new Nigeria that we seek is one founded on peace and justice and the respect for the rule of law." READ ALSO US, UK jointly sanction Russian Trickbot hackers See the tweet here: 2023: Why over 60% of Nigerians may be willing to sell their votes on election day Legit.ng earlier reported that as naira scarcity bites Nigerians harder ahead of the forthcoming poll, it could be difficult to convince many of them on election day. The CBN statistics have shown that more than 60% of Nigerians are unbanked while those who have money in banks could not access their money because of the non-availability of naira. Many of the unbanked have found ways to ensure that their cash to banks, mostly through POS operators but they could not get it, they may be willing to sell their votes on election day for survival. Source: Legit.ng Be the first to get hottest news from our Editor-in-Chief SIGN UP THANK YOU! Check your email and confirm your subscription You are already subscribed to our newsletter! 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