Report has it that the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, who was apprehended on Wednesday 21 February in Benin, the Edo State capital by operatives of Zone 5 Police headquarters, has been released on bail.
It was learnt that his arrest followed a petition issued to the zone from the office of the Inspector General of Police in Abuja.
Addressing his supporters after his release around 2am on Thursday 22 February, Abure, who stated that the struggle to free the people does not come easy, added that his persecution, meant to destabilize the party, begun after the 2023 general election.
He maintained that the state chairman, Kelly Ogbaloi, and the state youth leader were still being held and would likely be released later today.
“Let me appreciate all of you for the solidarity, for the support and your commitment. No struggle to liberate the country comes easy. In many countries of the world where freedom fighters have fought for the emancipation of the people, freedom fighters suffer injustice, suffer prosecution and it is what is happening to me and my other colleagues since after the general election.
“After the general election, they have been trying to instigate crises in the party. They try to bring false accusations against us. They talked about forgery against us at a time when it didn’t work. They came with embezzlement. He added.
