Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- The 2023 Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has accused the police of aiding hoodlums in attacking attendees at the venue for his defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Saturday.

In a viral video seen by PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday, Mr Rhodes-Vivour spoke to journalists at the event while holding someone who claimed to have been harassed and beaten by the attackers.

"The venue, Christ Gospel Mission Church, was supposed to accommodate 4,000 people. Everything had been arranged, including our healthcare services. But about 20 to 40 police officers came, locked the gates, and said we could not hold our event. In a church, they led talks, came in, and scattered eve...