Nigerian Police reacts to alleged attacks on Labour Party’s governorship candidate, supporters in Lagos

The candidate of the Boot Party Mr Olawale Oluwo who is a former commissioner under the immediate past administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in Lagos, says he escaped unhurt when he was reportedly shot at on Saturday.

Reacting, the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Command said it was yet to see any empirical evidence to show any form of attack on supporters of the Labour Party in the Epe area of the state.

Report has it that the Labour Party governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, said some of his supporters were attacked in the Epe Local Government Area of the state, while attempts were also made on his life.

Meanwhile, Oluwo, is the candidate of the Boot Party for the March 18 Governorship election who recently formed alliance with the LP

The Lagos state police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin, informs that although, a report to that effect was made on Sunday, investigations revealed that there was no empirical evidence to show any such attack took place.

Hundeyin said the Divisional Police Officer of Epe Division visited the scene to carry out an on-the-spot investigation, but that after hours of investigation, the team did not see any pointer that suggested an attack