The Nigeria Police Force has commented on its arrest of the National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure.
Abure was arrested in Benin, the Edo State capital on Wednesday with the moment, one of which he was sitting on the ground and surrounded by security operatives captured on camera and posted online.
The embattled chair has been facing allegation of financial malfeasances levelled at him by the suspended treasurer of the party, Oluchi Oparah.
The latter alleged him of siphoning N3.5bn, property of Labour Party.
Abure’s arresters via a statement the spokesperson of Police Zone 5 covering Edo and Delta States, Tijani Momoh, released, said his apprehension alongside State Chairman Comrade Kelly Ogbaloi, Ken Omusi, Simeon Obehi, and two others, was on the strength of a petition accusing the troubled chair of alleged conspiracy, brutal assault, attempted murder, robbery, grievous harm, and conduct likely to cause breach of peace.
The statement reads: “The arrest follows a petition addressed to the Inspector-General of Police (IG) Kayode Egbetokun, which was endorsed by Office of the IG to the AIG Zone 5, Benin, for investigation.
“Detectives of Zone 5, upon surveillance and with warrants of arrest, apprehended Abure, Ogbaloi and others with a pump-action gun and three rounds of live ammunition. It is expedient to state that contrary to false narratives on the social media, Abure was not assaulted by the police detectives.
“While effecting the arrest, some persons with Abure obstructed the detectives and made Abure sit on the ground to curry sympathy from the public.
“The AIG Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin City, Arungwa Nwazue, has directed speedy investigation into the matter, and anyone found culpable will be arraigned in court.”
