Labour Party National Chairman Julius Abure arrested for fraud, a report has said.
A report has emerged suggesting that Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Nigeria’s opposition political party, has been arrested by officials of the Nigeria Police Force in Benin, Edo State, southern Nigeria.
The report which was filed by an investigative journalist, PIDOMNIGERIA on the micro-blogging site, X formerly known as Twitter, says Julius Abure was arrested by the Police for fraud and other financial crimes.
Taking to X, PIDONMINIGERIA who had earlier accused Abure of fraud, wrote: “Breaking News!! Breaking News!! The criminal Labour Party @NgLabour national chairman Julius Abure @Julius_Abure, has been arrested by the Nigerian Police @PoliceNG for fraud and other financial crimes today in Benin, Edo state.”
Meanwhile, News-One Nigeria reports that Abure’s arrest is coming a week after the National Working Committee of the Labour Party slammed a six-month suspension on its National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara.
This online news platform understands that the suspension of the Labour Party National Treasurer was announced at a press conference on Wednesday at the party secretariat in Abuja.
On Monday, February 12, 2024, Opara challenged LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, at a press conference to account for an alleged N3.5 billion raised from the sale of nomination forms and fundraising activities in the build-up to the 2023 general election.
While speaking on Arise TV’s ‘Good Morning Show’ on Tuesday, Opara again claimed the Abure-led NWC is working hand-in-hand with the Edo State Government which is governed by the opposition – the Peoples Democratic Party.