There was palpable tension on Thursday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council Secretariat in Utako, Abuja, as armed thugs affiliated to Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, attacked the Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria (BCAN) during their inauguration ceremony.
The association who had rented the main hall of the secretariat for the official inauguration of the organisation got more than what they bargained for when a group of thugs wearing caps with the portrait photograph of MC Oluomo violently stormed the hall and disrupted the event.
The attackers brandishing dangerous weapons such as machetes, knives, bottles and sticks chased out the participants in the hall as they destroyed cameras, chairs, tables, fans and other valuable items.
Both government officials, guests, and participants were injured.
The unfortunate attack occurred shortly after Minister of Youth Development Ayodele Olawande left the event.
However, BCAN chairman, Prince Israel Ade Adeshola expressed shock, describing the incident as unfortunate.
He said, “We are at the NUJ Secretariat today to inaugurate our association Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria (BCAN). In the cause of the event, some miscreants stormed the venue of the event with cutlasses, daggers, knives and other dangerous weapons and chased all the dignitaries and invited guests out of the hall while they injured many of our members.
“They were wearing face caps bearing Oluomo pictures and destroyed many items.”
“They also attacked security agents including police, DSS operatives and Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO). They chased people into different offices and injured them.”
