The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) said it is perplexed by the physical attack on Julius Abure, the party’s National Chairman, by what they suspect are agents of democratic forces.
Obiora Ifoh, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, in a statement on Saturday, revealed that the attacks took place when Abure was in a queue to board a flight at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
“A few hours ago, a prominent member of a known political family, Ms Precious Oruche, Alias ‘Mama P’, accosted Barrister Abure while on a queue at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, boarding a Max Air flight en route Benin, and attacked the Labour Party’s National Chairman unprovoked.
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He alleged that the attacker, who is also a known content creator, continued the attack throughout the duration of the flight, defying all attempts by the Max Air flight attendants to calm her.
“The assault, which attracted a large population of onlookers, continued unabated on disembarkation at the Benin Airport while she continued recording the scene.
“It took the intervention of the security agents on hand to whisk Abure to safety while the attacker was handed over to the police for questioning.
“In one of her films released, the lady, who is a prominent member of the ‘Obidient’ and claimed that she has contacts with the highest Police hierarchy, boasted that nothing will happen to her.
” She vowed that she will not stop attacking Abure or any member of the Labour Party executive because, according to her, “you have killed the Labour Party and you are the reason why Obi is no longer in the Labour Party.”
The leadership of the Labour Party said it is completely troubled by the cyberbullying and the consequences of the actions of this political agent on the party.
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” We are by this statement, calling on the Inspector General of Police to thoroughly investigate this suicidal aggression against the leadership of the Labour Party and Barrister Julius Abure in particular.”
” We sincerely believe that the lady-agent was on an assignment to accomplish the desires of her pay masters”
According to him, ” Assault and cyber-bullying are severe crimes under our laws and we think that the Police must fish out her sponsors and cohorts, and bring them to books.”
The party, while appealing to members of the Labour Party to be calm, even in the face of this unwarranted provocation, also urged them to ” wait for the outcome of the investigation on the unprovoked attack against the leadership of the party.”
