BREAKING: Tension as LP chairman Abure breaks silence after leaving police custody

  • Julius Abure, the embattled Labour Party national chairman, who was arrested on Wednesday night, has been released by the police on Thursday morning
  • Following his release, Abure assured that the Edo state chairman of the Labour Party and the state publicity secretary, who were arrested with him, would soon be released
  • According to Abure, the APC has been causing crises within the Labour Party since the 2023 election, and several frivolous petitions have been written against him

Benin, Edo – The Labour Party national chairman, Julius Abure, arrested on Wednesday, February 21, has regained his freedom barely 24 hours in police custody.

According to a post on the Labour Party’s tweet, the embattled national chairman was released at about 3.05 am on Thursday, February 22.