Some persons suspected to be members of the Lamidi Apapa’s faction of the Labour Party were on Friday gotten hold off by supporters of the party in Edo State following a tip off they planned to conduct a primary election for LP candidates ahead of the 2024 governorship election in the state.
According to a video that went viral on Friday in Benin, some of the party supporters were seen beating the two suspects for coming into the state for the alleged activity.
In his reaction to the report, the party’s state Publicity Secretary, Samson Uroupa, said the suspects were bent on creating trouble in the party.
He called on security agencies in the state to arrest anybody laying claim to a faction in the LP, noting that the issue of faction has been dealt with by the Supreme Court.
It was further learned that the self-proclaimed youth leader of the Apapa led fake group, Eragbe Anslem was one of the Apapa faction beaten to pulp in the Edo state.
Some supporters of the Labour Party (LP) on X platform (formerly Twitter) have celebrated the beating and humiliation of members the Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the party in Edo State.
An X user, @TheSerahIbrahim posted a chaotic video which she claimed was a scene of youths in an undisclosed location in Edo State where they were attacking and beating the Labour Party faction members including the party’s factional youth leader, Eragbe Anslem.
Serah said in her post that the factional Labour Party members were attacked and beaten and hospitalised for allegedly defrauding youths in an attempt to hold the party’s governorship primary election in the state for the coming gubernatorial election.
“Organisers of the Apapa fake Labour Party group, beaten in Edo State after defrauding youths in an attempt to host a fake Labour Party Edo State Gubernatorial Primary Election and Congress.
“The self-proclaimed youth leader of the Apapa-led fake group, Eragbe Anslem was beaten by youths and hospitalised in Edo State after defrauding people in an attempt to host a congress and a Governorship Primary Election on behalf of Labour Party.
“The attackers are still on the run,” Serah wrote.
When contacted for confirmation and comments, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, said he was not aware of the incident and the exact location it happened in the state.
Celebrating the attack, Obidient with X username, PO_GrassRootM who also posted the video wrote, “The Lamidi Apapa-led Fake Labour Party group went to Edo State attempted to host a fake Labour Party Edo State Gubernatorial Primary Election and Congress but were disgraced by the youths of Edo State.”
Another Obidient, @ Chris_sunny11 said, “Where is Apapa and Anselem in this clip. Na them be my target, while @EqualRnJustice said, “Edo no be lagos and Imo. My Oviedos, una do well. Domo ooh.”