Fire Destroyed Abuja Home Of Julius Abure, Chairman Of Labour Party,'s

Julius Abure

EARLY in the morning of Tuesday,  fire destroyed Julius Abure, the national head of the Labour Party,'s home.

Obiora Ifoh, the party's national publicity secretary, asserted that the chairman was the target of an assassination attempt.

He signed the following statement on Abure's behalf: “His residence was gutted by a mysterious fire which started a few minutes after lam while Abure and 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.

“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 ways 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.”