The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has invited Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), over a case of “criminal intimidation”.
In a letter dated August 28, the police asked Ajaero to
appear for questioning alongside Emmanuel Ugboaja, general secretary of the
union, on Thursday, September 5, 2024.
Benson Upah, media head of the NLC, disclosed that the
letter was received on Friday.
The letter was signed by Ibitoye Rufus Alajide, a deputy
commissioner of police.
“In furtherance of
investigations into the alleged case of criminal intimidation, conducts likely
to cause breach of public peace and malicious damage to properties in which
your name featured,” the letter reads.
“You are requested to come along with comrade Emmanuel
Ugboaja for an interview with the deputy inspector general of police, force
intelligence department (FID) through the undersigned, at SPO’s room 12, 2nd
floor, force intelligence department (FID) complex, Shehu Shagari way, opposite
force headquarters area 11, Garki, Abuja on Thursday, 5th September, 2024 at
11am.”
On Thursday, Ajaero — accompanied by Femi Falana, the human
rights lawyer — visited the force headquarters to honour an initial invitation.
The police had invited Ajaero over a case of alleged
criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and
cybercrime.
The NLC president was asked to appear before the force
intelligence response team (IRT) on August 20.
But Ajaero declined the invitation, demanding details of the
allegations against him. The interview was subsequently rescheduled for
Thursday.
The police had said the invitation was connected to the
recent raid of the NLC secretariat in Abuja.
On August 7, police officers raided the NLC building in the
Central Business District of Abuja.
The NLC said the operatives “claimed that they were looking
for seditious materials used for the #EndBadGovernance protests”.
Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police (IGP),
subsequently said one of the masterminds of the Sudan conflict was traced to
the NLC headquarters.
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