Calm returns to Oshodi after thugs went on rampage

Calmness has returned to Oshodi after hoodlums went on
the rampage earlier on Thursday.

The hoodlums wielding guns, axes, machetes and
other dangerous weapons caused fear in Mushin,
Maryland and Costain areas of Lagos State.

"Anybody wearing t-shirts or caps belonging to APC
are being attacked and many have been injured,"
eyewitnesses told this medium.

According to reports, tension has been building in
Oshodi in anticipation of Thursday, 26th March, 2015,
which is the day earmarked for road shows and
house-to-house campaigns by political parties.

It was learnt that in order to avoid violence, the APC
held its own street rally on Wednesday, 25th March,
2015.

Thursday's violence was allegedly carried out by Fire Two boys whose members allegedly work for PDP.

Ironically, the base of the Fire Two boys is directly
adjacent to Akinpelu police station and the police did
not do anything on the matter. Not a single arrest
was made.

The whole of Igbehin Adun, Akinpelu, Balogun and
other adjoining streets were turned into theatre of
war this morning.

A Chieftain of the All Peoples Congress and one of
the leaders of National Union of Road Transport
Workers, NURTW, Musiliu Akinsanya a.k.a. MC
Oluomo has however blamed the Peoples
Democratic Party for the crisis.

Read his full statement below:

My fellow Lagosians, I find it very imperative and
urgent to quickly send this message to update you
about the cruel,gangsterism, uncivil and very absurd
conduct of the PDP Thugs in Oshodi this morning.

We woke up to find this desperate hoodlums
shooting,looting and vandalising people's
property,led by Essy oluwo and co. I just sincerely
want to bring this to the conciousness of the
populace that this hoodlum would do anything to
bring both my name and that of our great party APC
into the mud.

I want to state that nobody has monopoly of
violence, but my love for my people and that of
Oshodi is upermost in my mind. I have instructed my
followers and good people of Oshodi to be
calm,since the Nigerian police have come in to calm
the situation.

I request that the Nigerian press should do an
independent investigation in Oshodi to find out and
confirm the situation as I will not allow my name to
be dragged in this as they earlier did.

This is not the Lagos of our dream, no matter
what,CHANGE is sure.
MC Oluomo.