Info have emerged explaining why the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, and the Secretary Normal of the Congress, Emmanuel Ugboaja, had been re-invited by the Nigeria Police Pressure after an preliminary invitation.
Recall that the police had initially invited Ajaero over allegations of “prison conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime.”
Nonetheless, in a second letter dated August 28, 2024, and signed by CP Rufus Alajide for the Deputy Inspector Normal of Police, Pressure Intelligence Division, the police acknowledged that the most recent invitation was in furtherance of an investigation into alleged “prison intimidation, malicious harm to properties, and conduct more likely to trigger a breach of public peace.”
The letter reads: “In furtherance of investigations into the alleged case of Legal Intimidation, Conduct More likely to Trigger Breach of Public Peace and Malicious Harm to Properties during which your identify featured.
“You’re requested to come back together with Comrade Emmanuel Ugboaja for an interview with the Deputy Inspector Normal of Police, Pressure Intelligence Division (FID) by the undersigned, at SPO’s Room 12, 2nd Flooring, Pressure Intelligence Division (FID) Complicated, Shehu Shagari Method, reverse Pressure Headquarters Space 11, Garki, Abuja, on Thursday, fifth September, 2024, at 11am.
“On arrival, chances are you’ll want to name Mr Usman on GSM quantity 08039659139. Your cooperation on this regard is very solicited, please.”
After honouring the preliminary invitation on the Pressure Headquarters in Abuja final Thursday, Ajaero, accompanied by the NLC counsel, Femi Falana (SAN), and others, acknowledged that the union wouldn’t compromise its patriotism regardless of the problem.
Nonetheless, our correspondent realized that the most recent invitation was resulting from a petition by a personal firm and never primarily based on allegations of terrorism financing.
A supply aware of the matter famous that “the matter of terrorism financing has been concluded. The invitation was primarily based on a recent petition by an organization over what they tagged as disruptions.”
Confirming the event to our correspondent, the NLC counsel, Falana, stated, “Just a few months in the past, a personal firm lodged a grievance in opposition to the management of the NLC in respect of the picketing of its premises by employees. The complaints in opposition to Comrade Joe Ajaero are restricted to prison intimidation, conduct more likely to trigger a breach of the peace and malicious harm to properties.”