The Police have summoned the Nigeria Labour Congress, President, Joe Ajaero, and the General Secretary, Emma Ugboaja, to appear at the Force Headquarters on September 5, 2024
The fresh summons is coming less than 24 hours after Ajaero honoured the police’s invitation over alleged criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime.
According to an invitation letter signed by the Commissioner of Police, Operations, Ibitoye Alajide, on behalf of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force Intelligence Department, FID, Abuja, dated August 28, 2024, entitled “Investigation activities. Invitation letter”, this time, the NLC President and tje General Secretary are to answer questions over alleged criminal intimidation, conducts likely to cause a breach of public peace, and malicious damage to property.
The letter read, “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.
This followed the police summons on August 19, Ajaero him to appear the next day, August 20, and threatening him with arrest should he fail to comply.
Nonetheless, Ajaero through human rights activist, Femi Falana, wrote to the Inspector General of Police, explaining why he could not honour the summon on the said date.
He, however, informed the IGP that he would come on August 29, to respond to the alleged criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion and cybercrime.
True to his promise, Ajaero alongside Falana, Maxwell Opara, Deji Adeyanju, among other lawyers, and Labour leaders, went to the Force Headquarters to honour the police summons.
