Abure Escapes Assassination Attempt, Rushed To Hospital – LP

The Labour Party (LP) says Julius Abure, its National Chairman, has reportedly escaped an assassination attempt.

This was disclosed by the national publicity secretary of the LP, Obiora Ifoh in a statement.

Ifoh said Abure’s Abuja residence was “gutted by a mysterious fire” around 1 a.m. on Wednesday.

Ifoh said Abure and his family were rushed to a private hospital for treatment.

“The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure early this morning allegedly escaped an assassination attempt on him at his Abuja residence,” the statement reads.

“His residence was also gutted by a mysterious fire which started a few minutes after 1 a.m. while Abure and the members of his family were asleep.

“According to a member of the family who narrated the incident, the family was woken up by neighbours and security men living in the compound who raised the alarm.

“The entire family were trapped as the inferno had reached the staircase making it impossible for Abure and family to escape.

“However, it took divine intervention for the national chairman and his family to escape after neighbours and security men gallantly pulled down one of the windows upstairs making way for the family to escape.

“Men of the Fire Service arrived shortly after Abure and his family were evacuated.”