The reason for the arrested of Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has been revealed.
Abure was arrested on Wednesday afternoon by the Police in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
Reports say he was apprehended over allegations of premeditated attempted murder and alleged financial infractions, amongst others.
The allegations are contained in a petition written by the party’s former Youth Leader, Eragbe Anselm Aphimia, to the Police.
Abure’s arrest comes just a day before the party’s primary election in Edo state. Party officials are yet to react to the development.
The embattled LP chairman had faced criticism after being accused of misappropriating Party funds totalling more than N3 billion.
The suspended National Treasurer of the party, Oluchi Opara, had accused Abure of misappropriating the sum of N3.5 billion generated from the sales of nomination forms and other activities ahead of the 2023 general election.
However, Abure denied the allegation, saying that only N1.5 billion was obtained from the sales of nomination forms.
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