Peter Obi, a leading 2023 presidential candidate, has denounced an alleged attack on Labour Party supporters in Lagos State.
Obi Flag Boy, a social media user, is accused of being attacked on Sunday in Oshodi, Lagos.
Additionally, it was claimed that a few party supporters had been detained before to the event on Saturday.
Obi responded on Twitter by denouncing the assault and intimidation of the party members.
He emphasised that freedom of peaceful assembly and unrestricted electioneering are protected by the constitution and encouraged security agencies to remind their agents to uphold civil liberties.
”Elections are not deemed free and fair when a certain group employs the tool of intimidation to ensure that the opposition is silenced, both at the campaigns and at the polls.
”Peaceful assembly and unfettered electioneering campaigns are constitutionally guaranteed. Both and other ordered liberties cannot be breached wilfully by security agents.
”Recent reports of OBIdients being silently arrested by some security agents is extremely disturbing and condemnable. We must ensure that everyone is given a level playing field in the forthcoming elections and that no eligible Nigerian, irrespective of ethnicity, religion, or political affiliation, is disenfranchised, more so through violence and intimidation.
”I call on the Federal and State agencies to remind their operatives on the need to respect civil liberties,” he tweeted.
