Nollywood actor cum Labour Party (LP) House of Reps candidate, Olumide Oworu has been reportedly attacked by suspected thugs in Lagos.
The actor shared the incident via Twitter on March 16.
He claimed that he and his team were attacked on Tuesday, March 14, as they attempted to campaign in Iponri, Surulere.
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He said:
“My team and I were attacked on Tuesday as we attempted to campaign at Iponri, Surulere. A member of my team was injured, but we are thankful the incident didn’t escalate past the level it was.”
Oworu assured concerned parties that the matter had already been reported at the police station in Iponri.
The 28-year-old politician however in a different tweet stated he remained undeterred by the incident and thus his campaign trail would make appearances in other neighbourhoods in the area.
The LP candidate was contesting against his senior colleague and All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate, Desmond Elliot.
He was elected as a lawmaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Surulere Constituency, in the 11 April 2015 Nigerian General Elections
