'Teargassing pensioners is like a gas chamber' — Sowore condemns Lagos protest attack

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, condemned the alleged tear-gassing of protesting pensioners at the Lagos State House of Assembly as an unprovoked attack. The pensioners were demanding their legitimate post-retirement entitlements after years of service to the country. Sowore warned that exposure to chemical fumes could have serious, potentially fatal consequences for these vulnerable individuals. He called for the identification and arrest of the officers responsible for the incident.