Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, has been invited by the Nigerian Police Force to participate in an investigation into claims of financing terrorism, treasonable felony, cybercrime, and other connected offenses.

Letter dated August 19, 2024, with the signature of ACP Adamu Muazu, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Intelligence Response Team, contains the invitation. If Ajaero disobeys, the police threatened to issue an arrest warrant.

The letter reads: “This office is investigating a case of Criminal Conspiracy, Terrorism Financing, Treasonable Felony, Subversion, and Cybercrime in which you have been implicated.

“You are therefore required to report to the undersigned for an interview on Tuesday, 20th August 2024, at 10:00 hrs prompt, at Old Abattoir by Guzape Junction, Abuja, through the Team Leader on telephone no 08035179870, in connection with the above investigation.

“Be informed that if you fail to honour this letter, this office will have no choice but to issue a warrant for your arrest.”

Benson Upah, Head of Communications and Corporate Affairs at NLC, connected the invitation to the union’s recent raid on its headquarters in a statement.

“Clearly, the last has not been heard about the raid on the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress,” Upah said.

“Preceding the raid, Congress had advised the government to dialogue with the organisers of the protest even as Congress had cl early stated it was not part of the protest.

“Congress criticised the police for the high casualty rate during the protest.

“Congress in its NEC communique after the raid expressed outrage at the behaviour of the police and demanded an apology from both the police and government.

“At its world press conference last Thursday, Congress had raised an alarm that should anything happen. to the leadership of the Congress or any of its members, the police should be held accountable.

“The question on the lips of those in the know is, who wants Joe Ajaero out of circulation.