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The Labour Party (LP) has condemned the alleged assault on its National Chairman, Julius Abure, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, describing it as a politically motivated attack sponsored by “anti-democratic elements.”
According to a statement issued on Friday by LP’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, Abure was quietly waiting to board a Max Air flight to Benin when a woman identified as Precious Oruche, popularly known as Mama P, suddenly confronted him.
“The attacker, Madam P, who is also a known content creator, continued the attack all throughout the duration of the flight, defying all attempts by the Max Air flight attendants to calm her.
The assault, which attracted a large number of onlookers, continued on disembarkation at the Benin Airport while she kept recording the scene,” Ifoh said.
He added that the situation escalated until security operatives intervened and whisked Abure to safety, while the woman was handed over to the police.
What angered the party further was a video later released by Mama P, in which she allegedly boasted of her connections and vowed to keep targeting LP leaders.
“In one of her films released, the lady claimed that she has contacts with the highest police hierarchy, boasted that nothing will happen to her, and vowed that she will not stop attacking Abure or any member of the Labour Party executive because, according to her, ‘you have killed Labour Party and you are the reason why Obi is no longer in the Labour Party,’” the statement read.
The Labour Party leadership described the attack as “a suicidal aggression” and accused unnamed political interests of sponsoring it.
“We sincerely believe that the lady-agent was on an assignment to accomplish the desires of her paymasters. Assault and cyber-bullying are severe crimes under our laws, and we think that the Police must fish out her sponsors and cohorts, and bring them to book,” Ifoh said.
The party, however, appealed to its supporters not to retaliate. “We are calling on members of the Labour Party to be calm, even in the face of this unwarranted provocation, and wait for the outcome of the investigation into the unprovoked attack against the leadership of the party,” the statement added.
Since rising to prominence during the 2023 elections, buoyed by Peter Obi’s campaign and the Obidient movement, Abure has been at the centre of internal leadership crises in the LP.
Court rulings, including by the Court of Appeal, have affirmed his position, but a Supreme Court ruling in April 2025 raised questions about the legality of his tenure.
Multiple factions continue to dispute leadership, citing party constitutional provisions, convention schedules, and the role of caretaker committees.
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