According to a statement signed by the Labour Party’s spokesperson, Obiora Ifoh, Abure was quietly standing in line to board a Max Air flight to Benin when Mama P suddenly pounced on him.

Ifoh said she continued the confrontation onboard, ignoring pleas from flight attendants to calm down, and even carried it on after the flight landed in Benin.

“The attacker, Madam P, who is also a known content creator, continued the attack all throughout the duration of the flight, defying all attempts by the Max Air flight attendants to calm her. The assault, which attracted a large number of onlookers, continued on disembarkation at the Benin Airport while she kept recording the scene,” he said.

It reportedly took the intervention of security operatives at the airport to whisk Abure to safety while the woman was handed over to the police.

What shocked the party more was a video later released by the woman, where she allegedly boasted of her connections.

“In one of her films released, the lady claimed that she has contacts with the highest police hierarchy, boasted that nothing will happen to her, and vowed that she will not stop attacking Abure or any member of the Labour Party executive because, according to her, ‘you have killed Labour Party and you are the reason why Obi is no longer in the Labour Party,’” the statement read.

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The party leadership did not hide its anger, calling the incident “a suicidal aggression” against Abure and insisting it was politically motivated.

The Labour Party urged its members not to retaliate but to remain calm while awaiting the outcome of police investigations.

Source: Punch