Thugs invade factional PDP convention, assault journalists; Jonathan

The incident refers to a violent attack that took place during a factional convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria, where armed thugs stormed the venue, assaulted journalists, and disrupted the meeting. The assault on the press was widely condemned as an attempt to intimidate media coverage of internal party disputes. The name “Jonathan” likely points to former President Goodluck Jonathan, a senior PDP figure who was present at the convention and whose supporters were among those targeted. Views Nigeria