Labour Party, LP, National Chairman, Julius Abure, has, reportedly, been arrested by operatives of the Nigerian Police Force in Edo State.
According to Vanguard, the LP chairman’s arrest followed a petition by the party’s Youth Leader, Comrade Eragbe Anselm Aphimia.
The youth leader petitioned the Edo State Commissioner of Police alleging that he was attacked by some party members in December 2023.
The petition was addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, and dated February 13.
VOP News gathered that the LP chairman was apprehended over allegations of premeditated attempted murder and alleged financial infractions, amongst others.
Recall that the embattled LP chairman had faced criticism after being accused of misappropriating Party funds totalling more than N3 billion.
The suspended National Treasurer of the party, Oluchi Opara, had accused Abure of misappropriating the sum of N3.5 billion generated from the sales of nomination forms and other activities ahead of the 2023 general election.
However, Abure denied the allegation, saying that only N1.5 billion was obtained from the sales of nomination forms