Tension erupted at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Friday after Julius Abure, factional chairman of the Labour Party (LP), was allegedly attacked while waiting to board a Max Air flight to Benin City.
Gatekeepers News reports that in a statement on Saturday, Obiora Ifoh, national publicity secretary of the Abure-led faction, said the incident involved a woman identified as Precious Oruche, popularly known as Mama P.
According to Ifoh, the confrontation did not end at the Abuja terminal but extended throughout the flight, despite attempts by the airline crew to intervene.
The fracas reportedly continued on arrival in Benin, where security personnel escorted Abure out of the airport and handed the suspect over to the police.
The statement reads, “The attacker, Madam P, who is also a known content creator, continued the attack all through the flight, defying all attempts by the Max Air attendants to calm her.”
“The assault, which attracted a large crowd, continued on disembarkation at the Benin Airport while she kept recording the scene.”
The party spokesperson alleged that Oruche later circulated a video where she boasted of having strong police connections.
He said, “In one of her films released, the lady, who is a prominent member of the ‘Obidient’ and claimed that she has contacts with the highest police hierarchy, boasted that nothing will happen to her.”
“She 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.’”
Ifoh described the incident as a suicidal aggression and accused unnamed forces of sponsoring the attack. He urged security agencies to fish out her sponsors and bring them to book, stressing that assault and cyberbullying are criminal offences under Nigerian law.
The Labour Party asked its members to remain calm pending the outcome of police investigations.
