Adeyanju Condemns Killings Of NDC Members, Warns Against Political Intolerance

Lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has known as on President Bola Tinubu and the Inspector-General of Police to research the assault on supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Enugu State and be sure that these accountable are dropped at justice.

The assault occurred on Saturday, October 10, 2026, throughout the marketing campaign flag-off of the social gathering’s governorship candidate, Sir Christian Chinyeaka Ohaa.

The incident reportedly unfolded in two phases, first at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, and later at Ohaa’s marketing campaign workplace within the Government Reserved Area (GRA) of the state capital.

The assault reportedly left no less than one particular person lifeless and a number of other others injured. The sufferer was recognized as Nwolle Christopher.

The NDC accused suspected political thugs of attacking its supporters, alleging that the assailants operated underneath the safety of policemen hooked up to the state authorities.

In an announcement signed by Hon. Sampson Ukwu, media aide to Ohaa made obtainable to THE WHISTLER, the social gathering stated 1000’s of its members, supporters of the Obidient Movement and members of the Kwankwasiya group had gathered on the airport to welcome the governorship candidate when the violence broke out.

Reacting to the incident on Wednesday, Adeyanju condemned the killing and warned that political intolerance posed a menace to Nigeria’s democracy and residents’ basic freedoms.

“Political intolerance threatens our democracy and undermines the fundamental freedoms upon which our nation is built,” he stated.

Adeyanju harassed that political affiliation ought to by no means be a cause for anybody to lose their life.

“No Nigerian should lose their life because of their political affiliation. Political differences must never be settled with bullets,” he added.

He urged Tinubu and the Inspector-General of Police to make sure that the circumstances surrounding the incident had been completely investigated and that these accountable had been dropped at justice.