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BREAKING: Commotion At Eagle Square Abuja As Omo-Agege, Emerhor Supporters Clash + Video

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Pandemonium has broke out at the All Progressive Congress, (APC) National Convention as supporters of Senator Ovie Omo-Ageege and Olorogun O’tega Emerhor threw caution to the wind, attacking each other at the Delta stand in Eagle Square, Abuja.

BigPen Online reports that commotion erupted when Emerhor’s faction stormed the Delta stand and tried to sack the Omo-Agege faction that were already seated.

In an ensuing chaos, Emerhor’s faction chased always the Omo-Agege loyalists and delegates who were accredited earlier with clubs and other available weapons including throwing chairs and table on them.

Chief Great Ogboru and others was seated on the stand when the invaders came and sacked them.

Former governor of Edo state and National Chairmanship hopeful, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole who was seated near the Delta stand was also attacked by the invaders.

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Oshiomhole was later spirited away by security agents who shielded him to another seat when when the invaders started hauling clubs them.

Few minute later, the Omo-Agege faction resurfaced and sacked the Emerhor faction attacking the group in same manner. They then sat on the stand after the commotion that set in had died down.

Emerhor and other leaders of his faction were later sighted at Ekiti state stand which was closed to Edo stand whose delegates also fled when the ugly incident started.

The incident happened when President Muhammadu Buhari was making his speech.

The factions had clashed earlier at the accreditation venue with many seriously injured and hospitalized.

 

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