Armed political thugs with branded campaign vehicles of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Lagos State gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran popularly known as (Jandor) engaged their opponents in a gruesome street fight in Lagos.

The fierce gun battle with the opposition party is said to have happened in the Aguda area of Surulere on Friday, January 27, 2023.

In s video trending online, the thugs with the PDP campaign vehicles and commercial buses were seen shooting sporadically.

The thugs were said to have also attacked some residents of the area with guns and machetes.

Some other witnesses claim that thugs of the opposition party were sent to attack Jandor so his security retaliated.

The video:

Two days earlier, on Wednesday, Jandor’s convoy in the Ikosi-Isheri area of the local government also came under another attack on Oworo Road, Oworosonki area.

Eyewitnesses report that the hoodlums threw stones and other dangerous objects at the campaign team.

The thugs were said to have also denied Adediran and his campaign team access to some parts of the state, but the intervention of security officers saved another deadly encounter.

There were previous attacks in Badagry, Agege, and Ikorodu areas since Adediran kicked off his tour of the 245 wards in the state on Oct. 19, 2022.

Jandor’s running mate, Funke Akindele, was also chased out of the Kosofe fruit market on Tuesday.

Speaking on the development, the Lagos State PDP Publicity Director, Hakeem Amode told newsmen that the attacks were not healthy for democracy in the country.