The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, and his family narrowly avoided death on Wednesday when a fire broke out at his official Abuja apartment.

Obiora Ifoh, the party’s national publicity secretary, revealed this in a statement and implied that the incident was an attempt at murder.

Ifoh claimed that despite the fact that the LP National Chairman and his family escaped major injuries, the victims were sent to a private medical facility right away to receive care.

The statement read, “The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure, early this morning allegedly escaped an assassination attempt on him at his Abuja residence. His residence was also gutted by a mysterious fire which started a few minutes after 1 am while Abure and the members of his family were asleep.

“According to a member of the family, who narrated the incident, the family was woken up by neighbours and seurity men living in the compound who raised the alarm. The entire family was trapped as the inferno had reached the staircase, making it impossible for Abure and his family to escape.

“However, it took divine intervention for the national chairman and his family to escape after neighbours and security men gallantly pulled down one of the windows upstairs, making way for the family to escape.

“Men of the fire service arrived shortly after Abure and his family were evacuated.

“Abure and his family were rushed to a private hospital where they are presently receiving treatment. Their condition is however stable.”

A struggle for control of the Labour Party has erupted between the Abure and the Nigeria Labour Congress leadership.

In an effort to oust Abure, the NLC, led by Joe Ajaero, has selected LP state offices across the country.

Abure said that during the demonstration, NLC members stole and damaged party supplies.