Nollywood actor and politician, Olumide Oworu, has revealed that he and his team members were attacked while campaigning in Surulere.
The actor, a Labour Party candidate who is contesting against his senior colleague in the entertainment industry and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Desmond Elliot, in the Lagos state house of assembly, Surulere constituency 1 election, said the attack occurred on Tuesday, March 14.
He said one of his team members was injured in the attack. He however reiterated that the attack would not deter them from continuing their campaign.
Oworu tweeted,
“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!”
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.
— Olumide Abiodun Oworu (@OlumideOworu) March 16, 2023
