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Police re-invite Ajaero for interrogation

Mr Ajaero, had on Thursday, honoured a summons by the Intelligence Response Team (IRT).

• August 30, 2024
NLC president Joe Ajaero
NLC president Joe Ajaero [Credit; NLC Nigeria]

After honouring its invitation on Thursday, the Nigeria Police Force has re-invited president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero for further questioning on September 5, 2024.

This was disclosed in an invitation letter dated August 28, 2024, and signed by the commissioner of police (OPS), for deputy inspector general of police, Force Intelligence Department (FID), Abuja.

According to the letter, Mr Ajaero will be interrogated over allegations of “criminal intimidation, conducts likely to cause breach of public peace and malicious damage to properties.”

The police also requested that Mr Ajaero comes “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 212, 2nd Floor, Force Intelligence Department (FID) Complex, Shehu Shagari way, opposite Force Headquarters Area 11, Garki, Abuja, on Thursday, 5th September, 2024 at 11 a.m.”

Mr Ajaero, had on Thursday, honoured a summons by the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) command at Guzape, Abuja where he was interrogated over allegations relating to terrorism financing, cybercrime, subversion, criminal conspiracy, and treasonable felony.

He was accompanied by Femi Falana (SAN), Marshal Abubakar, Deji Adeyanju and a coalition of lawyers for the interview, which lasted for one hour.

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