The Nigeria Labour Congress has employed forensic specialists to comb its nationwide secretariat in Abuja for doable bugs planted by the police, The PUNCH was informed.
The union mentioned the forensic safety audit would facilitate the return of its employees to their places of work following the current raid by the police.
The PUNCH reported that safety brokers, on July 7, performed an evening raid on the NLC nationwide secretariat in Abuja.
In keeping with the NLC spokesperson, Benson Upah, the operatives burst into the constructing at about 8.30 pm and arrested the safety guards, forcing them handy over keys to the places of work on the second ground.
Upah mentioned, “The safety operatives, some from the Nigeria Police Drive, some sporting black tee-shirts, presumably from the Division of State Providers, and others on outright mufti, swooped on the tenth Ground of the NLC and arrested the safety operative on obligation after which commandeered him to the second ground the place he was requested to supply the keys to the places of work.”
The police took accountability for the operation, saying it was aimed toward uncovering incriminating paperwork that would assist construct a case in opposition to a global “subversive” determine thought of a menace to Nigeria’s democracy.
Final week, the NLC rejected the reason supplied by the police on the raid and demanded the discharge of its arrested members and seizes paperwork.
In an unique interview with our correspondent, the Nationwide Assistant Normal Secretary of NLC, Chris Onyeka, mentioned the union had employed international specialists to comb the workplace for doable bugs planted by the police.
“The police stormed and raided NLC’s headquarters within the nation’s capital and carted away paperwork.
“The NLC, in its Nationwide Govt Council assembly, deliberated and agreed that there’s a have to conduct a forensic safety audit to make sure that the individuals had been protected, and nothing was planted in its headquarters, amongst different issues earlier than they resume again to their places of work.
“Because of this, the NLC has initiated a radical forensic safety audit of the nationwide secretariat. The safety checks are being performed by worldwide specialists, who’ve already begun working to safe the premises in opposition to any potential surveillance gadgets,” Onyeka mentioned.
He insisted that the reason supplied by the police was untenable.
“The NLC met of their Nationwide Govt Council assembly and demanded an apology from the Federal Authorities and the police which has not been supplied until now,” he mentioned.