The Labour Party (LP) has raised the alarm over alleged abduction of former member of the House of Representatives and LP candidate for Ebonyi South Senatorial zone in the coming 2023 general elections, Linus Okorie, by operatives of Ebubeagu Security Network in Ebonyi State.
•Okorie arrested by Ebubeagu not kidnapped, says Ebonyi police
Gunmen suspected to be operatives of Ebubeagu Security outfit reportedly kidnapped Okorie on Sunday, while on his way to his house in Abakaliki. The operatives were allegedly sent by Onicha Council Chairman, and allegedly masterminded by the All Progressives Congress government in the state. “Today’s attack is in furtherance of the determination of these political hirelings to frustrate the incursion of Labour Party across the nation, and, particularly, in the South East.
The police, in a statement in Abakaliki, by the Command Spokesperson, SP Chris Anyanwu, affirmed that Okorie was rather arrested by Ebubeagu and not kidnapped.
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