Nigeria Police arrest Labour party chairman, Julius abure

The police have arrested Labour Party chairman Julius Abure amid allegations of fraud and misappropriation of party funds.

Video of Mr Abure being arrested by some armed police officers emerged on the internet Wednesday afternoon.

It is still unclear why Mr Abure was arrested. 

However, Mr Abure’s leadership has been rocked by controversies of party fund misappropriation.

The arrest came after Oluchi Opara, national treasurer of the LP, accused Mr Abure of misappropriation of N3.5 billion party funds at a press conference in Abuja on February 12.

Ms Oparah claimed the funds Mr Abure misappropriated were raised through the sale of forms in the run-up to the 2023 presidential election. 

On the penultimate Wednesday, the opposition party suspended Ms Opara for six months for the allegation.

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As news of Abure’s arrest reverberates across the country, political analysts speculate on the potential fallout. With the Labour Party thrown into disarray and its leadership tarnished by scandal, the future of the party hangs in the balance. Will this incident mark the beginning of a new chapter for the Labour Party, or will it spell its demise in the annals of Nigerian politics? Only time will tell as the investigation unfolds and the truth behind these shocking allegations is revealed.

See the reaction of Nigeria following the incident:

And you think we care about labour party?
We only care about @PeterObi , @alexottiofr and other noble men. Anywhere they go, we go.
We are floating a new party, watch out. The Obidients party will soon berth!

— Nwoko ugochukwu (@Nwoko_ugochukwu) February 21, 2024

My instinct tells me that these events may be orchestrated by the opposition party APC to distract attention from the questionable actions of the current government in power

— David.O.Miracle (@DavidMiracleo) February 21, 2024

Even though we want proper investigation and audit of @NgLabour accounts & reforms from the top + consequences for bad behavior :::

The story of Barrister Julius Abure arrest must be approached with caution to ensure this is not APC gimmicks to whittle opposition influence:

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— BIG JOE OF AFRICA 🇳🇬🇫🇷 (@JosephOnuorah) February 21, 2024

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