The Labour Party, LP, has reacted to a purported video being circulating online that its National Chairman, Julius Abure has been arrested by the security agency.
The video which was allegedly posted by former Youth Leader of the party, Anselem Eragbe, showed the moment security agency had altercation with some men which resulted to their arrest.
Reacting over the video, LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, in a video posted on the party’s official Twitter page, called on the public to disregard the video as handiwork of mischief makers.
The LP in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, said a former member of their Party, Lamidi Apapa’s team is behind the video.
The statement reads:
“The leadership of the Labour Party has described a video being broadcast by renegade former members of our Party led by Lamidi Apapa where they claimed that our National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure was arrested as fake.
“The 10 second video published by the former Youth Leader of the party, Anselem Eragbe contains images of Police officers who were arguing among themselves over an unexplained matter. Neither Abure nor any of our leaders appeared on the video.
“The security agencies are not after Abure and have no reason whatsoever to seek for his arrest. If they need his attention, they will invite him personally or even through his several security details.
“For the record, Abure attended the court session today at the ongoing Presidential Appeal Tribunal and he is presently attending to some official engagements.
“Nigerians must by now know the capacity of the Apapa group to misinform and propagate fake news. We therefore ask Nigerians to disregard yet another attempt by these renegades to smear the character of our distinguished chairman.
