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This was disclosed successful a missive from by lawyers representing the NLC and its President, Ajaero dated August 20, 2024.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, has explained wherefore helium would not honour the constabulary invitation connected Tuesday, 20th of August, 2024.
This was disclosed successful a missive from by lawyers representing the NLC and its President, Ajaero dated August 20, 2024.
The missive from Falana & Falana’s Chambers was addressed to the Inspector General of Police and signed by Samuel Ogala Esq. for the Principal Partner.
It stated that Comrade Ajaero would not beryllium capable to be the scheduled interrogation connected Tuesday owed to anterior commitments.
Instead, helium projected an alternate day of Wednesday, August 29, 2024.
Furthermore, the NLC requested the constabulary to supply the details and quality of the allegations levelled against Comrade Ajaero, citing Section 36 of the Nigerian Constitution, which guarantees the close to a just hearing.
The missive reads: “We are Solicitors to the Nigeria Labour Congress and its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, connected whose behalf we constitute this missive successful respect of the supra taxable matter.
“We person the instructions of Comrade Joe Ajaero to pass you that helium is incapable to honour your invitation connected Tuesday, August 20, 2024 successful presumption of the information that your invitation missive was received by him yesterday. He has an engagement that had been fixed earlier the receipt of the invitation letter.
“Therefore, Comrade Ajaero is prepared for your interrogation connected Wednesday, August 29, 2024.
“Furthermore, successful accordance with the provisions of conception 36 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 arsenic altered, Comrade Ajaero requests for the details and quality of the allegations of Criminal Conspiracy, Terrorism Financing, Treasonable Felony, Subversion and Cybercrime levelled against him.
“While awaiting your affirmative effect to this letter, delight judge the assurances of our highest esteem.”
SaharaReporters connected Monday reported that Ajaero had been invited by the IGP’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT), implicit allegations of “criminal conspiracy, coercion financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime.”
The invitation, elaborate successful an authoritative letter, required Ajaero to look for an interrogation connected Tuesday, 20th August 2024, astatine the IRT Complex successful Guzape District, Abuja.
According to the letter, constabulary probe identified Ajaero arsenic a idiosyncratic of involvement successful the case.
President Bola Tinubu’s medication has been hunting down perceived enemies and radical suspected to person supported the caller 10-day nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests.
On Wednesday, August 7, equipped information men invaded Labour House, the NLC office successful Abuja, breaking into immoderate offices.
It was learnt that they besides raided the bookshop successful the gathering and took immoderate materials distant successful their vans, claiming they were utilized to incite and organise the protests.
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