Three people killed, journalists injured at APC rally in Lagos  

Robert Awokuse

Three journalists were shot at a rally organised for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

The rally was held at Skypower field, Ikeja, Lagos.

Among those that were hit by the gun was the group political editor of The Nation Newspaper, Emmanuel Oladesu, New Telegraph correspondent, Temitope Ogunbanke, Ibile Television cameraman, Abiodun Yusuf, among others.

A number of persons were also injured, robbed and beaten up at the rally.

Trouble started at about 1:30 pm when Lagos governor, Akinwunmi Ambode was delivering his speech.

Suspected rival groups of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) shot each other.

Hoodlums took advantage of the melee to rob people of their phones, money and bags.

An NURTW official Musiliu Akinsanya also known as ‘Oluomo’ was beaten with sticks by thugs.

Despite the chaos which led to  a stampede, Ambode continued his address and handed the microphone to the party candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu who delivered the vote of thanks.

The campaign which started by 12:30 pm had party bigwigs in attendance, excluding the national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Three people were reportedly killed as at the time of filing this report.