15th February, 2025
By Paul Dada
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has said he remains safe and unharmed after being attacked by some thugs at the venue of the Lagos City Marathon on Saturday.
Sowore wrote on his Facebook page: “I am safe and unharmed in Lagos. Yes, some rogue elements launched an attack on us after completing the Lagos Marathon today, claiming that we unlawfully occupied the “VVIP” space post-event. They mobilized thugs to assault us.”
P. M. News had earlier reported that thugs attacked Sowore and his team, on Saturday morning at the Lagos City Marathon.
The thugs were also said to have attacked some journalists covering the event.
Some of the journalists’ cameras and other gadgets were said to have been damaged by the thugs.
A camera wielding journalist, it was learnt, was grabbed by his neck by one of the thugs.
Sowore was also the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 presidential election.
