Revealed: What transpired between NLC President Ajaero, police

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The president of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has finally honoured the police invitation
Ajaero was summoned over allegations of terrorism, cybercrime, subversion, criminal conspiracy, and treasonable felony, among others
Mt. Maxwell Opara, a lawyer to the NLC leader disclosed what transpired between Ajaero and the police at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Mt. Maxwell Opara, a lawyer to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero has explained what transpired at the meeting of the labour leader with the police in Abuja on Thursday.

Opara disclosed this on Thursday August 29, in Abuja, shortly after the labour leader, in company with his lawyers, returned from honouring the police's invitation.

Lawyer: "Ajaero questioned by police on Labour House issue"

Ajaero’s police invitation is connected to ongoing investigations into “criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime”.

Ajaero was invited by the police after the security agents raided the NLC national secretariat in Abuja on July 7, with the police claiming they were searching for incriminating documents linked to an international “subversive” figure.

However, the legal counsel to the NLC, Femi Falana had pleaded for more time through a letter to the Police with the assurances that the NLC president would honour the invitation on August 29.

Addressing newsmen and workers of affiliates unions after honouring the invitation, Opara said the reasons as contained in the invitation letter from the police was quite different from what they were told, PM News reported.

“Just to correct an impression; what we heard from the Police when we got there, was quite different from the content of the invitation letter.“They said that Ajaero was invited to be questioned in respect of a tenant occupying one of the offices in Labour House.“So, Ajaero told them what he knew about the tenant and that was it. This does not mean that we are going to relent, because we do not know what will come up next. We must get ourselves prepared,” he said.

Opara also called on the Police to release those arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protest, or charge them to court.