Edo-based activist, Precious Oruche, popularly known as Mama P, has been detained following a heated confrontation with the factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, at the Abuja Airport.

The incident, which quickly went viral, has triggered controversy and conflicting narratives from both sides.

Reports indicate that the saga began at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, where Mama P allegedly confronted Abure as he prepared to board a Max Air flight to Benin.

Eyewitnesses said the activist approached Abure and accused him of contributing to the hardships faced by Nigerians.

“Is this not Julius Abure? You’re the one frustrating Nigerians,” she reportedly told him.

In response, Abure asked, “How can?” But Mama P continued: “In case nobody has told you, you’re the one frustrating Nigerians. Are you not Julius Abure?

“What are you now doing with the Labour Party? Police are looking for you. You’ve destroyed the Labour Party, and you’re entering an aeroplane? May God punish all of you.”

The confrontation escalated further after they landed in Benin. At the Benin Airport, Mama P was allegedly attacked by a group of young men believed to be loyal to Abure.

A video circulating online shows a scuffle at the airport’s exit, with several individuals attempting to drag her before security and immigration officials intervened.

In one of the recordings, Mama P claimed she was assaulted.

“Look at them, oh!!! See them oh!!! They want to beat me after I told Julius Abure that you are the one frustrating the lives of Nigerians, and then he brings thugs. He brought thugs to harass me. Look at them, can you see them?” she exclaimed.

She further alleged: “I saw Julius Abure of the Labour Party inside the Max Air, and I told him that you are the one frustrating the lives of Nigerians. You sold the Labour Party, and then he called his thugs to wait for me at the airport in Benin.”

Amid the uproar, activist Peter Akah popularly known as Peter for Nigeria released a video calling for Mama P’s immediate release.

He appealed to Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebolo, and the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, urging them to intervene.

Akah described her as a victim of political violence who had been wrongly turned into a suspect.

Meanwhile, the Abure-led faction of the Labour Party issued its own account, condemning what it described as an “unwarranted attack” on their chairman.

In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, the party said Mama P accosted Abure in Abuja in an unprovoked manner while he was boarding his flight to Benin.

“The assault, which attracted a large population of onlookers, continued unabated on disembarkation at the Benin Airport while she continued recording the scene,” Ifoh stated.

He added that Abure had to be quickly escorted to safety by security agents, while the activist was handed over to police for questioning.

The statement also alleged that Mama P, a known figure in the Obidient movement, boasted in her videos about her links to top police officers.

“She 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,’” Ifoh said.

The Labour Party called on the Inspector General of Police to investigate what it described as cyberbullying and political provocation.

“We sincerely believe that the lady-agent was on an assignment to accomplish the desires of her paymasters.

“We are calling on the members of the Labour Party to be calm, even in the face of this unwarranted provocation and wait for the outcome of the investigation into the unprovoked attack against the leadership of the party”, the statement read.

As of press time, attempts to reach the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Moses Yamu, were unsuccessful as calls were unanswered.

However, in a new video that circulated late Saturday, Mama P was seen to have regained her freedom.

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