Facts have emerged explaining why the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, and the Secretary General of the Congress, Emmanuel Ugboaja, were re-invited by the Nigeria Police Force after an initial invitation.
Recall that the police had initially invited Ajaero over allegations of “criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime.”
However, in a second letter dated August 28, 2024, and signed by CP Rufus Alajide for the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force Intelligence Department, the police stated that the latest invitation was in furtherance of an investigation into alleged “criminal intimidation, malicious damage to properties, and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace.”
The letter reads: “In furtherance of investigations into the alleged case of Criminal Intimidation, Conduct Likely to Cause Breach of Public Peace and Malicious Damage to Properties in which your name featured.
Confirming the development to newsmen, the NLC counsel, Falana, said, “A few months ago, a private company lodged a complaint against the leadership of the NLC in respect of the picketing of its premises by workers. The complaints against Comrade Joe Ajaero are limited to criminal intimidation, conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace and malicious damage to properties.”
