The scheduled 2d interrogation of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, by means of the police didn’t reserve on Thursday as Ajaero and the NLC Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, who was once additionally invited, didn’t display up on the police headquarters in Abuja.
Our correspondent, who was once on the Power Legal Investigation Section, Abuja the place the labour leaders have been billed to look for interrogation, noticed neither Ajaero nor Ugboaja.
On the other hand, a supply regular with the status stated the NLC leaders had written investigators that they wouldn’t be to be had for Thursday.
“They did not show up. I am aware they have written those handling their case that they wouldn’t be coming today. They asked them to expect them on September 25,” the supply stated.
Recommend for the NLC, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), who accompanied Ajaero to the police headquarters for his first look on August 29, had informed considered one of our correspondents on Wednesday that the labour leaders may most likely search a postponement of the interrogation.
Talking additional at the subject on Thursday, Falana stated, “We wrote for another date as Comrade Joe Ajaero has an engagement outside Abuja today.”
The police are quizzing Ajaero over allegations of terrorism financing, cybercrime, subversion, felony conspiracy, and treasonable legal.
His invitation got here within the wake of an evening raid by means of the police at the NLC nationwide secretariat in Abuja.
The police are alleging a hyperlink between the labour chief and a Briton, Andrew Wynne, who has been accused of financing the hot #EndBadGovernance or #Starvation protest within the nation to allegedly overthrow the federal government of President Bola Tinubu.
Following Ajaero’s first look on August 29, the police, in every other letter signed by means of the Commissioner of Police, Operations, Ibitoye Alajide, in the name of the Deputy Inspector Normal of Police, Power Prudence Section, Abuja, requested him to look once more on Thursday, September 5, along with the NLC Normal Secretary “to answer questions over alleged criminal intimidation, conducts likely to cause a breach of public peace, and malicious damage to property.”
The letter learn: “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, 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 112, 2nd Floor, Force Intelligence Department (FID) Complex, Shehu Shagari Way, opposite Force Headquarters Area 11, Garki, Abuja on Thursday, 5th September 2024 at 11 am.”
When contacted by means of The PUNCH on Thursday over the non-appearance of the invited labour leaders, the Power spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, promised he would get again to our correspondent.
He had, then again, but to take action as of the moment of submitting this document.