LP Commends Police Over Arrest Of Suspects In Secretariat Attack

The Labour Party (LP) has praised the Nigerian Police for swiftly arresting suspects linked to an attempted break-in at its national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday night.

In a statement issued Wednesday by Ken Asogwa, Special Adviser on Media to the party’s Interim National Chairman, Senator Nenadi Usman, the party said those arrested were already providing useful information to investigators that could help identify the sponsors of the attack.

Asogwa said the party appreciated supporters nationwide for their vigilance, adding that normalcy had been restored at the secretariat following the timely intervention of law enforcement.

He warned certain members, particularly elements of the former leadership allegedly involved in the incident, that the party would no longer tolerate acts of internal sabotage.

“The judgment of the Nigerian court is clear and unambiguous regarding the current leadership of the Party,” he said, adding that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had recognised Senator Nenadi Usman and Senator Darlington Nwokocha as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary respectively.

He stressed that Nigeria is governed by law and cautioned individuals creating confusion in the party’s name to desist immediately.

The party also urged security agencies to track down others using the Labour Party’s name to defraud members of the public, describing such individuals as impostors who would no longer be tolerated regardless of their status.

The development follows the formal takeover of the party’s national secretariat in Utako, Abuja, on Tuesday by the Usman-led Interim National Working Committee.