‎The Labour Party has decried the alleged physical attack of its National Chairman, Julius Abure, by a woman identified as Precious Oruche, popularly known as Mama P, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

‎The incident happened on Friday and the Labour party leadership is accusing anti-democratic elements of sponsoring the assault.

‎It released a statement on Saturday signed by the Labour Party’s spokesperson, Obiora Ifoh, claiming that Abure was quietly standing in line to board a Max Air flight to Benin when Mama P suddenly pounced on him.

‎According to the statement, she continued confronting Abure onboard, and even when flight attendants pleaded her to calm down, she ignored them and even carried it on after the flight landed in Benin.

‎Ifoh said; “The attacker, Madam P, who is also a known content creator, continued the attack all throughout the duration of the flight, defying all attempts by the Max Air flight attendants to calm her. The assault, which attracted a large number of onlookers, continued on disembarkation at the Benin Airport while she kept recording the scene.

‎”It took the intervention of security operatives at the airport to whisk Abure to safety while the woman was handed over to the police.”

‎According to the party, what shocked it more was a video later released by the woman, where she boasted of her connections.

‎Ifoh continued “In one of her films released, the lady claimed that she has contacts with the highest police hierarchy, boasted that nothing will happen to her, and 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.”

‎Labour party described the incident as a suicidal aggression against Abure and insisting it was politically motivated.

‎It added; “We sincerely believe that the lady-agent was on an assignment to accomplish the desires of her paymasters. Assault and cyber-bullying are severe crimes under our laws, and we think that the Police must fish out her sponsors and cohorts, and bring them to book.”

‎The Party urged its members not to retaliate but to remain calm while awaiting the outcome of police investigations.

‎“We are calling on members of the Labour Party to be calm, even in the face of this unwarranted provocation, and wait for the outcome of the investigation into the unprovoked attack against the leadership of the party,” the statement added.