Leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Mc Oluomo, was on Tuesday stabbed in the neck at the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city.
MC Oluomo was said to be beside Sego, another prominent member of the union when he was stabbed and has been rushed to the hospital for treatment.
Thelagostimes gathered that the incident occured after suspected political thugs invaded the governorship campaign rally of the ruling party in the state.
The development left several people injured, including two journalists who sustained bullet wounds, a report by the News Agency of Nigeria said.
NAN reports that the hoodlums, said to be members of the National Union Road Transport Workers (NURTW), invaded the Skypower Ground Ikeja venue of the campaign with guns, daggers and other dangerous weapons.
It was gathered that members of the party scampered for safety to avoid being hit by bullets fired indiscriminately by the hoodlums, while security operatives tried to control the situation.
Meanwhile, Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode who was making a speech had to leave the stage abruptly and was escorted out of the venue with his deputy, Idiat Adebule, the APC governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwoolu, and other prominent members of the party.