✓ Edo State police command denies knowledge of the alleged arrest of Julius Abure, the Labour Party (LP) national chairman.
✓ Videos circulated showing Abure’s purported arrest in Benin, Edo State, over fraud allegations.
✓ Chidi Nwabuzor, the state police spokesperson, stated unawareness of the arrest, suggesting it might be done by individuals from Abuja.
✓ Nwabuzor clarified the lack of communication between the headquarters and Edo police command regarding the arrest.
✓ Allegations against Abure involve mismanaging N3.5 billion party funds, leading to the suspension of Oluchi Oparah, the national treasurer, who accused Abure of fund diversion.
VIA FIJ:
Edo State police command is not aware of the purported arrest of Julius Abure, the national chairman of the Labour Party (LP).
X users shared some videos on Wednesday afternoon, revealing that the party chairman had been arrested in Benin, the capital of Edo State, over allegations of fraud.
When FIJ called Chidi Nwabuzor, the police spokesperson in the state, he said he was not aware of the arrest.
“We are not aware of any arrest. My phone has been buzzing since morning with inquiries. Since he is a national chairman, it is possible that people from Abuja arrested him, but we don’t know,” he told FIJ.
