After spending hours in police custody, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has been released on bail by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
Abure’s arrest happened on Wednesday in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
He was nabbed by the operatives of the Zone 5 Command, alongside the state chairman of the party in Edo state.
The spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force Zone 5, Tijani Momoh, spoke on the matter.
Momoh said the party chairman and three other individuals were arrested.
They were arrested over a petition accusing Abure of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit dangerous harm.
The Visit
After Abure’s arrest, some Labour Party chieftains made their way to Benin.
The arrest of their national chairman came barely 48 hours before the party’s primary election ahead of the September 21 gubernatorial polls in the state.
And that is something they could not take.
The party’s National Secretary, Umar Farouk, addressed journalists during a visit to the police station.
Clearance
According to Farouk, he and several members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), along with certain senators, had travelled to Benin to ascertain the reasons behind Abure’s arrest.
According to him, they are only waiting for clearance, after which they will properly brief the press on Abure’s arrest.
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However, it was gathered that Abure was released on bail on Wednesday night after several interventions.
