Olumide Oworu

2023 - 3 - 16

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Thugs attack Lagos Labour Party Candidate, Olumide Oworu (Daily Sun)

It was gathered that on Thursday, March 16, some thugs invaded the rally of Olumide Oworu, at the Eric Moore area of the state, damaged properties and injured ...

A member of my team was injured, but we are thankful the incident didn’t escalate past the level it was. “I am not deterred by the incident. “My team and I were attacked on Tuesday as we attempted to campaign at Iponri, Surulere.

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FACT-CHECK: Is Viral Picture of Bloodied Olumide Oworu From an ... (FIJ NG)

Olumide Oworu, the Labour Party candidate for Lagos State House of Assembly in Surulere Constituency I, was attacked by thugs on Thursday.

Also, no suspects have been named. FIJ also found that the image was from a movie set, On The Edge, and posted on Oworu’s Instagram page on October 3, 2022. VERIFICATION: Two claims were made on social media; one was that the assailants were hired by the APC, and the other was that Oworu suffered bruises that left him bloodstained in a white shirt and black tie.

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“My Team and I Were Attacked As We Attempted to Campaign in ... (Legit.ng)

Nollywood actor turned politician, Olumide Oworu, has taken to social media with a post recounting his team's harrowing experience; The LP candidate claimed ...

"Nothing will happen to you bro... "You can only know you are winning when they start launching attacks on you. dr_bisugafemi said: "Why are they attacking for God’s sake??? “My team and I were attacked on Tuesday as we attempted to campaign at Iponri, Surulere. veevogee said:

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Thugs Attack Campaign Convoy Of Labour Party's Olumide Oworu ... (Tori.ng)

This is coming hours after Olumide revealed that he was attacked at Iponri area of the same Surulere on Tuesday, March 14.

This is coming hours after Olumide revealed that he was attacked at Iponri area of same Surulere on Tuesday, March 14. The campaign convoy of Olumide Oworu, the candidate contesting for the Lagos State House of Assembly (Surulere Constituency 1) under Labour Party, LP, has been attacked by thugs again in Surulere, Lagos state. It’s unclear the number of those injured in the attack.

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Labour Party's Olumide Oworu and team allegedly attacked while ... (GistReel)

Olumide Oworu of the Labour Party claims that he and members of his campaign crew were attacked while campaigning in Surulere.

I am not deterred by the incident. A member of my team was injured, but we are thankful the incident didn’t escalate past the level it was. “My team and I were attacked on Tuesday as we attempted to campaign at Iponri, Surulere.

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Labour Party Candidate, Olumide Attacked During Campaign In Lagos (Within Nigeria)

Olumide Oworu, the Labour Party (LP) candidate for the Surulere Constituency 1 seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly, was attacked during his campaign ...

Instead I am more committed to seeing this through. I am not deterred by the incident. A member of my team was injured, but we are thankful the incident didn’t escalate past the level it was.

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Olumide Oworu: APC Denies Sponsoring Thugs To Attack LP ... (Naija News)

The All Progressives Congress, (APC) Lagos chapter, has debunked sponsoring the attack on Labour Party (LP) supporters and House of Assembly, candidate.

We are not aware of any attack by APC members on LP supporters in Lagos.” According to Oladejo, the party is unaware of any attack by APC members on LP supporters in Lagos State. However, some LP supporters claimed that the miscreants were allegedly sponsored by APC in the state.

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One injured as 'thugs' disrupt LP house of assembly candidate's rally ... (TheCable)

One person has been reportedly injured after suspected thugs disrupted the campaign rally of Olumide Oworu, the Labour Party (LP) candidate for Surulere LGA ...

“I am not deterred by the incident. A member of my team was injured, but we are thankful the incident didn’t escalate past the level it was. “My team and I were attacked on Tuesday as we attempted to campaign at Iponri, Surulere.

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Viral photo of bloodied Olumide Oworu is not recent (FactCheckHub)

An image showing Olumide Oworu, the Labour Party's candidate for Lagos State House of Assembly in Surulere Constituency I, with blood on his face and shirt ...

You can shoot him via [email protected] and @NurudeenAkewus1 via Twitter. He has authored several fact checks which have contributed to the fight against fake news and other forms of information disorder. #OntheEdge on his Instagram page. The claim that the image shows Olumide Oworu after he was attacked by thugs in Lagos is MISLEADING; findings show that the photo is not connected with the Thursday’s incident in Lagos. [tweeted](https://archive.is/vuL4Z) the photo with another caption thus: “Olumide Oworu was attacked by APC thugs.” [tweeted](https://archive.is/SqBuI) the photo with a caption that read:

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FACT-CHECK: Was Olumide Oworu Of Labour Party Attacked? (Gatekeepers News)

On Thursday, reports emerged that the Labour Party candidate for Lagos State House of Assembly in Surulere Constituency I, Olumide Oworu was attacked by ...

Is he not Yoruba enough? So what is Olumide’s crime? Olumide is contesting against Desmond Elliot. All because we dare the challenge the status Quo. “I am not deterred by the incident. A member of my team was injured, but we are thankful the incident didn’t escalate past the level it was.

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FACT CHECK: Bloodied picture of Olumide Oworu, LP Lagos ... (TheCable)

A bloodied picture of Olumide Oworu, the Labour Party (LP) candidate for Surulere LGA 1, in the Lagos house of assembly, has been circulating on social ...

It has no connection with the recent attack on the LP house of assembly candidate in Surulere. I am not deterred by the incident. “I am not deterred by the incident. Instead I am more committed to seeing this through. A member of my team was injured, but we are thankful the incident didn’t escalate past the level it was. Instead, I am more committed to seeing this through. [Some social ](https://archive.ph/lu6vE)media [ users](https://archive.ph/0BLgP) were quick to link the recent attack to the bloodied picture of the actor. TheCable ran a Google reverse image search on the circulating picture of Oworu and found that the picture has been on the internet since 2022. “My team and I were attacked on Tuesday as we attempted to campaign at Iponri, Surulere. Following the report of the attack, a picture of Oworu, appearing to be bleeding on the face and head, started circulating on social media. We will pass through the wards in constituency 1 (Akinhanmi/Cole, Adeniran/Ogunsanya, Iponri Housing Estate/Eric Moore, Igbaja/Stadium, Shitta/Ogunlana Drive, Yaba/Ojuelegba). A bloodied picture of Olumide Oworu, the Labour Party (LP) candidate for Surulere LGA 1, in the Lagos house of assembly, has been circulating on social media.

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FACT CHECK: Was Desmond Elliot's opponent, Olumide Oworu ... (Ripples Nigeria)

CLAIM: Pictures of Olumide Oworu, the Labour Party candidate for Surulere 1 constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly, showing bruises and blood |

[Investigations4 months ago](https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/special-report-world-bank-road-projects-go-bad-in-enugu-as-state-govt-fails-to-fulfill-promise/) [Investigations4 months ago](https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/students-suffer-as-contractors-abandon-kano-school-projects-after-receiving-over-n70m/) [Investigations3 months ago](https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/investigation-in-cross-river-civil-servants-retire-into-poverty-as-govt-looks-away-squanders-funds-on-frivolities/) [Investigations2 months ago](https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/investigation-how-oyo-state-contractors-spent-n1-1bn-on-water-projects-but-communities-dont-have-a-drop/) [Investigations2 months ago](https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/investigation-4-yrs-after-completion-kwara-phc-facility-inactive-rural-dwellers-in-pains/) Apparently, it was a movie set, and the blood and bruises were make-up. They alleged that he was attacked by thugs loyal to Elliot and the Ripples Nigeria conducted a reverse search of the images and found that they were old. Elliot is being lampooned on social media for his infamous speech during the ENDSARS protest in October 2021, in which he described protesters as “these children”. Many tweeps claimed that he was attacked and stabbed by thugs supporting his main rival, Desmond Elliot of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Oworu hopes to defeat veteran actor and incumbent representative, Desmond Elliot, who has now intensified his campaigns ahead of the March 18 governorship and state legislative elections. He is contesting a seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly to represent the Surulere 1 constituency.

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