The National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Julius Abure has been released on bail by the Police.
His bail on Wednesday night was consequent upon intervention by members of the party.
Abure was arrested in Benin, in the early hours of Wednesday by the operatives of the Zone 5 Command, alongside the state chairman of the party in Edo state, Mr Kelly Ogbaloi.
Spokesperson for the Police, Tijani Momoh had earlier said Abure with three other individuals were arrested for a petition by the party’s Youth Leader, Comrade Eragbe Anselum, accusing him of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit dangerous harm.
Addressing journalists during a visit to the police facility, LP’s National Secretary, Umar Farouk, said he and several members of the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, along with some senators had traveled to Benin to ascertain the reasons behind Abure’s arrest.
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He said they were waiting for clearance, after which they would properly brief the press on Abure’s arrest.
Abure, who commended his followers and party members for their solidarity, pointed at the weak state of the Nigerian economy and how things have worsened on the watch of the ruling All Progressives Congress.
He insinuated that there were plots to stop the LP from producing the next governor in Edo State.
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