The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has issued a warrant of arrest against the Labour party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure and three others.
This was disclosed on Saturday in a statement by Dr Abayomi Arabambi, National Publicity Secretary of LP.
The statement reads: “The Labour Party, LP National Working Committee, NWC under the able leadership of Alhaji Basiru Lamidi Bashir Apapa and Alh Saleh Lawal wish to bring to the notice of the general public that WARRANTS OF ARREST have been secured from the FCT High Court for implementation against Julius Abure and three (3) others.
“That the warrants of arrest are consequent upon the Nigeria Police Investigation & Forensic Audit Report that indicted Barr Julius Abure and others for Forgery, Perjury and criminal conspiracy.
“That Abure’s public utterances, disobedience to the FCT High Court Order Retraining him from parading himself as the National Chairman of Labour Party & National officer if not curtailed immediately is threat to peace and National Security and unity
“That the conduct of Julius ABURE, Kennedy AHANOTU and 3 others has now put my life and family in danger of imminent assassination since it’s obvious I have now been marked out for elimination.
“That In order to avoid breakdown of law and order in Nigeria through public incitement by Julius Abure which could lead to violent thrown of democratically elected Administration, the inspector General of Police IGP and the DG, department of State Security Service, DG-DSSS are enjoined to implement the Warrant of arrest already secured by the police at the FCT High Court to bring Abure and 3 others to face prosecution”
Daily Trust reports that a FCT High Court last Wednesday sacked Abure as LP chairman and restrained three others from parading themselves as national officers of the party. This followed an ex-parte application argued by one James Onoja.
However, a State High Court sitting in Benin on the same day, restrained LP and all its members from any suspension of its national officers till the determination of motion on notice.
Lamidi Apapa, the party’s deputy national chairman (South), assumed leadership of the party following the court judgment.
