The Nigerian Police Force (NPF), on Monday, August 19, 2024 sent an invitation to the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, for interrogation over alleged Criminal Conspiracy, Terrorism Financing, Treasonable Felony, Subversion and Cybercrime.
The letter of invitation signed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Intelligence Response Team (IRT), directed the NLC President to report at the IRT office on Tuesday, August 20, warning that if he fails to honour the invitation, he would be arrested.
Signed by Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Adamu Mu’azu, on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner, the letter dated August 19, read in part; “This office is investigating a case of Criminal Conspiracy, Terrorism Financing, Treasonable Felony, Subversion and Cybercrime in which you were mentioned.
“You are therefore invited to interview the undersigned on Tuesday 20th August, 2024 by 10:00 am prompt, at IRT Complex, Old Abattoir by Guzape Junction, Abuja, through the Team Leader with telephone no 08035179870 in connection with the above investigation.
“Be informed that in the event of failing to honour this letter, this office will have no alternative than to activate a warrant of arrest against you please,” it stated.
Penultimate week, precisely on August 7, 2024 during the nationwide protest against hunger, the Nigeria police invaded the Nigeria Labour Congress House situated at the Central Business District, Abuja and ransacked the complex but, later admitted responsibility for the raid, saying that the operation was meant to uncover incriminating documents that could help build a case against an international “subversive” figure considered a threat to Nigeria’s democracy.
Reacting to the letter, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, in a post on his office X handle, said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government was fast turning to a fascist regime.
Sowore therefore called for action against the government which is going completely fascist.
In the words of Sowore; “We must all together stop him now. The Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu regime is going completely fascist”.
