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Edo Activist In Police Net Over Alleged Assault On Abure
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Edo-based activist, Precious Oruche, popularly known as ‘Mama Pee’, has been taken into custody following a heated confrontation with the factional National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, at the Abuja Airport.
The incident, which has since gone viral, has sparked controversy and conflicting accounts from both parties.
According to reports, the saga began at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, where Mama Pee allegedly confronted Abure as he prepared to board a Max Air flight to Benin City.
Eyewitnesses said the activist approached Abure and accused him of being responsible for the hardships Nigerians are currently facing.
“Is this not Julius Abure? You’re the one frustrating Nigerians,” she reportedly told him. In response, Abure asked, “How can?” But Mama Pee pressed on: “In case nobody has told you, you’re the one frustrating Nigerians.”
“Are you not Julius Abure? What are you now doing with Labour Party? Police are looking for you. You’ve destroyed the Labour Party, and you’re entering an aeroplane? May God punish all of you,” she told Abure.
Things reportedly took a more violent turn upon their arrival in Benin City. At the Benin Airport, Mama Pee was allegedly attacked by a group of young men believed to be thugs loyal to Abure.
A video circulating online shows a scuffle at the airport’s exit, with several individuals attempting to drag the activist before security and immigration officials stepped in.
Speaking in one of the video recordings, Mama Pee claimed that she was assaulted by the group. “Look at them oh!!! See them oh!!! They want to beat me after I told Julius Abure that ‘you are the one frustrating the lives of Nigerians’, and then he brings thugs. He brought thugs to harass me. Look at them, can you see them,” she exclaimed.
She further alleged, “I saw Julius Abure of Labour Party inside the Max Air, and I told him that you are the one frustrating the lives of Nigerians. You sold Labour Party, and then he called his thugs to wait for me at the airport in Benin.”
Amid the outcry, another activist Peter Randy-Akah widely known as ‘Peter for Nigeria’ released a video calling for Mama Pee’s immediate release.
He appealed to Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebolo, and the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, urging them to intervene.
Akah argued that the female activist, who he described as a victim of political violence, had been wrongly turned into a suspect by the police.
Meanwhile, the Abure-led faction of the Labour Party has issued its own version of events, condemning what it termed an “unwarranted attack” on their chairman.
In a statement released by the factional National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, the party claimed Mama Pee accosted Abure at the Abuja airport in an unprovoked manner while he was boarding his flight to Benin.
“The assault, which attracted a large population of onlookers, continued unabated on disembarkment at the Benin Airport while she continued recording the scene,”
He added that Abure had to be quickly escorted to safety by security agents, while the activist was handed over to police for questioning.
The statement further alleged that Mama Pee, who is described as a known figure in the ‘Obidient’ Movement, bragged in one of her videos about her connections to top police officers.
“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 said.
Calling for a thorough probe, the Labour Party urged the Inspector General of Police to look into what they termed cyberbullying and political provocation.
“We sincerely believe that the lady-agent was on an assignment to accomplish the desires of her paymasters,” the statement read.
“We are calling on the members of the Labour Party to be calm, even in the face of this unwarranted provocation and wait for the outcome of the investigation on the unprovoked attack against the leadership of the party.”
As of the time of filing this report, attempts to get a comment from the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Moses Yamu, were unsuccessful as calls placed to his phone line were neither answered nor returned.
The Eastern Naval Command, ENC, of the Nigeria Navy has arrested an oil product tanker MT FILIA (IMO No. 8662684) with 650 metric tonnes of stolen crude oil valued at over N660 million.
The ENC Operations Officer, Commodore Abubakar Umar, who announced the arrest at a media briefing in Calabar on Tuesday, said the feat was achieved based on credible intelligence.
Umar said the vessel sailing under the flag of Sao Tomé and Principe with 12 crew members onboard, was arrested on July 23 within Nigeria waters.
He said preliminary investigations indicated that the tanker vessel loitered within the vicinity of the offshore oil terminals located at Akwa Ibom for over seven days, waiting for an opportunity to gain access to some crude oil jackets.
According to him, the vessel subsequently proceeded to one of the oil jackets where it was engaged in the suspected illegal loading of crude oil.
“At about 04; 00hrs on July 23, MT FILIA departed the offshore oil terminal and proceeded seaward. Consequently, a navy patrol boat pursued and intercepted the vessel.
“On sighting the Nigerian navy ship, the crew began discharging the stolen crude into the sea, causing maritime pollution.
“Subsequent investigation reveals that the Captain of MT FILIA also admitted that the vessel loaded approximately 650 metric tonnes of crude oil at the terminal worth an estimated value of over N660 million.
“It is pertinent to state at this point that investigation is still ongoing to unravel further details of the dastardly act.”
A serving officer of the Nigerian Army, Colonel Abdussalam Ude, has been killed after gunmen attacked his residence in the Kurudu area of Abuja.
According to sources, the incident happened on Monday evening shortly after the senior military officer returned home from work.
The attackers were reportedly attempting to abduct either the officer or members of his household when the situation turned violent.
Colonel Ude was shot dead during the attack, while his wife, driver, and security guard suffered gunshot wounds.
The injured victims were rushed to a hospital, where they are receiving medical attention.
Authorities have yet to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the incident, and the motive behind the attack has not been officially confirmed.
Security agencies, alongside military authorities, have launched investigations to track down those responsible for the killing.
Colonel Ude, an indigene of Enugu State, served in the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps and occupied several key intelligence and counter-terrorism positions during his years of service.
He was involved in military operations against insurgents in the North-East and also undertook international assignments in the Republic of Chad and France, where he supported intelligence and security cooperation initiatives.
Colleagues reportedly described him as a committed and highly professional officer.
As of the time this report was filed, the Nigerian Army had not released an official statement on the incident, while investigations remain ongoing.
Suspected armed bandits have abducted the Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Hon. Nura Umar Abdullahi, killing four persons, including two policemen and two local vigilantes who attempted to foil the attack.
A family source said the gunmen invaded the chairman’s residence and took him, his mother, wife and two children away. The source, however, said the family members were later released, while the abductors moved away with the council chairman, a health worker from the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Gusau, and a Point of Sale (POS) operator.
The bandits reportedly engaged security personnel and local vigilantes in a gun battle while making their escape, leaving several people injured by stray bullets. Among those affected was a retired treasurer of the Zamfara State Ministry of Finance and elder brother to the abducted chairman, Bello Umar Abdullahi.
The chairman’s wife said the bandits informed them that their target was only the council boss and asked the family members to return home.
“They released us at a shallow distance into the bush,” she said.
Meanwhile, the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY), Northwest, Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, said troops of the Nigerian Army successfully rescued the family members of the abducted chairman after a fierce gun battle with the bandits.
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