2 injured as hoodlums reportedly attack press crew bus in Tinubu's convoy

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BY FATI MUSA MARTE, JUNE 20, 2022 | 04:55 AM


A press crew bus in the convoy of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress was stoned by hoodlums in Lagos today.

According to reports, the incident occured between Ebute-Ero and Adeniji, Iga-Iduganran axis on Lagos Island on Sunday.

Two persons have been reported injured.

According to Native Reporters, a Western Post correspondent, Adeola Ogunrinde and Omatseye Atsenuwa of Smooth 98.1FM were those who got wounded, while Adedoja Salam of TVC went into shock due to the heavy bombardment of stones and bricks thrown at the bus, leaving the windscreen and nearly all the side screens broken.

Ogunrinde got wounded in the face, while Atsenuwa had his arm hit directly by one of the heavy stones thrown at the press crew bus, the paper reported.

Tinubu emerged the APC presidential candidate for the upcoming 2023 election on June 8.

He returned to Lagos for the first time today.


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