Lagos traders from Alaba International Market were on Thursday, June 9, 2022 attacked by thugs who allegedly attempted to stop them from getting their PVCs at Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos state.
This comes days after the traders announced plans shut down their shops today to ensure all traders in the market get their PVCs ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
According to reports, the turn-up of the massive crowd at the registration point was overwhelming for the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who worked tirelessly to keep up with the number of new registrants.
It was later reported that some unknown thugs invaded the registration point with the aim of carting away the machines used by INEC officials.
The thugs were however resisted by the hundreds of traders at the location.
A video of the incident shows the excited traders cheering themselves for resisting the attempt to steal the INEC machines.
See Tweets Below;
THUGS FLOGGING ALABA TRADERS THAT WENT TO REGISTER FOR PVC AT IGBEDE OJO ALABA LAGOS 🥺😡
RT FOR THE WORLD TO SEEPIC.TWITTER.COM/KQBS3O2FWG
— OBIDIENT FC (@OBIDIENT_FC) JUNE 9, 2022
IGBO TRADERS CLOSED DOWN ALABA MARKET TO REGISTER FOR PVC IN OKOCHE LGA HQ TODAY & LAGOS THUGS WERE SENT TO DISRUPT THE PROCESS.
THEY ATTEMPTED TO CARRY THE ONLY @INECNIGERIA PVC MACHINE AT THE CENTER BUT THE CROWD OVERPOWERED THEM
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!PIC.TWITTER.COM/B28ZSMKVIT
— COLUMBUS (@CHUDE__) JUNE 9, 2022
#BBC – THUGS ATTACK IGBO TRADERS AT THEIR PVC REGISTRATION CENTRE, SOME OF THEM WILL LOSE THEIR LIVES BECAUSE OF PVC THOSE WHO ASKED YOU TO TO GO AND PICK PVC WON’T COME FOR YOUR RESCUE. STOP BEING FOOLED , IGBOS YOU’RE NOT WANTED IN NIGERIA . THEY WON’T GIVE YOU THE PVC . PIC.TWITTER.COM/CDCXXAZULW
— CHINASA NWORU (@CHINASANWORU) JUNE 9, 2022
ALABA INTERNATIONAL MARKET WAS CLOSED TODAY TO ENABLE THE IGBOS IN THE MARKET ENROLL FOR PVC REGISTRATION ONLY FOR INEC STAFF TO TELL THEM THEY CAN'T REGISTER SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE IGBOS !! WHAT SORT OF HATRED IS THIS PIC.TWITTER.COM/4K5POXUY44
— CHIEF IKUKUOMA (@IKUKUOMAC) JUNE 9, 2022
TOUTS IN OJO ALABA, LAGOS ARE FRUSTRATING ALABA TRADERS WHO ARE MOSTLY IGBOS FROM GETTING THEIR PVCS. THEY HAVE INJURED SOME TRADERS.
THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED SHOWING THEIR HANDS AND 2023 AIN'T HERE YET.@FIRSTLADYSHIP @AFAMDELUXO @CHUDE__ @ADEYANJUDEJI PIC.TWITTER.COM/YVRBPGMHOC
— THE JUGGERNAUT ESQ (@KCUZOKA) JUNE 9, 2022.