Activist, Mama P detained

A Nigerian youth advocate and feminist leader, Oruche Ogeamara Precious, popularly known as Mama P, has reportedly been detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Edo State Police Command headquarters in Benin City

Her arrest comes just hours after she was allegedly attacked by thugs said to be loyal to Julius Abure, the former head of an unrecognised Labour Party (LP) faction. The attack reportedly took place at the Benin Airport in Edo State.

Dr. Yunusa Tanko, a Labour Party chieftain and spokesperson for the Obi-Datti campaign organisation, confirmed the development on his X handle. He said the party’s legal director has been instructed to deploy lawyers to secure her release and urged Nigerians to intervene urgently.

“Mama P is being detained at the State CID in Benin. I have just spoken to our legal director to deploy lawyers for her rescue. We want more people to come for her rescue — lawyers and all concerned should please mount immediate action. We need everyone’s support for her now,” Tanko wrote.

Mama P, a strong supporter of LP’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is known for her outspoken criticism of political figures. Reports from Parallel Facts allege that the thugs who attacked her have close ties to Abure, who is now politically aligned with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike.

Her detention has triggered outrage among Labour Party supporters and civil society groups, who describe it as an attempt to silence dissenting voices within the party and across Nigeria’s political landscape.

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