BREAKING: LP Chairman Abure Discharged After Abuja Residence Fire Incident

• Labour Party National Chairman Julius Abure discharged from hospital after fire engulfs his Abuja residence.

• Incident described as assassination attempt by party officials; family trapped by flames, but rescued with help from neighbours and security personnel.

• Abure and family stable, receiving treatment at private hospital; National Youth Leader confirms Abure’s discharge and plans for further check-up.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), has been discharged from the private hospital where he received urgent treatment after a fire engulfed his residence in Abuja on Wednesday. The incident, reported by Naija News, was described by party officials as an assassination attempt.

The fire broke out around 1 am while Abure and his family were asleep, as stated by the party’s spokesperson, Obiora Ifoh. Trapped by the flames, the family struggled to escape as the fire reached the staircase.

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“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.

“Abure and his family were rushed to a private hospital where they are presently receiving treatment. Their condition is, however, stable.”

Following the incident, Abure was rushed to the hospital for treatment.

Speaking to The PUNCH on Friday, the National Youth Leader of the party, Kennedy Ahanotu, disclosed that Abure and his brother had been discharged.

He said: “Yes, the national chairman has been discharged and asked to come back tomorrow for further check-up. He is hale and hearty and looked far better than when he was rushed to the hospital yesterday.”

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Members of the National Working Committee of LP who spoke to the platform agreed that though his orderlies have done the needful, Abure may have to report the incident himself to the police once he is discharged.

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