THE Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) kickstarted its governorship campaign rally for the 2019 general election on Tuesday, but the event was marred by massive violence.

A video clip of the event showed where several thugs invaded the Skypower Ground Ikeja, venue of the rally, wielding daggers and other dangerous weapons and attacking rival groups.

While the mayhem was ongoing, the Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode, who was delivering a speech, continued with his speech, caring less about the happenings at the square, or perhaps oblivious of it. Attempts by mobile policemen to quell the clashes by firing into the air in a bid to scare the thugs away failed as the free for all continued unabated.

The video clip, which has gone viral on the social media, was captured by Ovation Media, owned by Dele Momodu, a former presidential aspirant.

Watch the video here as shared on Twitter by Segun Awosanya whose tweets @segalink.

Ambode continued his feeble speech while mayhem rages on right before their eyes. Same thing he did while police ruin lives of our youth in Lagos. Question though is…Will Police arrest @AkinwunmiAmbode & @jidesanwoolu for these murders? Afterall these are their thugs.🤔 pic.twitter.com/kQuZTsELJq

— SEGA L'éveilleur® (@segalink) January 8, 2019

TheCable later reported that several persons were wounded during the violence, including three journalists who sustained bullet wounds.

One Musiliu Akinsanya, a leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos State popularly known as MC Oluomo, and who is also believed to be an APC member, was said to have been stabbed in the neck and was rushed to hospital in critical condition.

Ambode and his entourage, including his deputy, Idiat Adebule, and Babajide Sanwoolu, the APC governorship candidate in Lagos state, were later escorted out of the rally venue by security operatives.

The Lagos State Police Command has declared Mustapha Adekunle, also known as ‘Seigo’, wanted over the incident. He is said to be the leader of a factional NURTW group that caused the violence on Tuesday. Two other persons have also been arrested in connection to the incident.