Raid on Labour House not targeted at NLC secretariat - Police

Adejobi enjoined Nigerians to stay vigilant and behaviour information profiling of individuals seeking to rent abstraction wrong their premises.

The Nigeria Police Force said the August 7 raid connected Labour House successful Abuja by its operatives was not targeted astatine the secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

A connection by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi connected Friday successful Abuja, said the raid was successful transportation to a transgression fishy traced to a rented store successful the building.

He said the raid followed an ongoing probe wherever the premier fishy was traced to a store wrong the Labour House successful the Central Business District, Abuja.

“The Nigeria Police Force has noted a work alleging that the NLC National Secretariat, known arsenic the Labour House, located successful the Central Business District, Abuja, was raided by the Police.

“The NLC had alleged successful a property connection that officers of the Nigeria Police Force, on with immoderate individuals successful achromatic T-shirts and others successful plain clothes, raided the Labour House.

“The Nigeria Police Force wishes to clarify that a premier transgression fishy successful an ongoing probe was traced to a store wrong the gathering successful the Central Business District.

“Detectives, equipped with the due ineligible authority, conducted an cognition astatine the location, which turned retired to beryllium the NLC building,” helium said.

He said the cognition was solely aimed astatine apprehending the premier suspect, who was a overseas national, implicated successful galore transgression activities crossed Nigeria and different African countries.

According to him, the cognition has nary transportation with the NLC, its Secretariat, unit oregon leadership.

He said the cognition was targeted astatine a rented store wrong the gathering utilized by the fishy arsenic a beforehand for his transgression activities successful Nigeria.

“The Nigeria Police Force seeks the practice and enactment of the NLC enactment arsenic we proceed this investigation, which is captious to safeguarding our nation.

“The high-profile quality of the fishy poses a important information menace to Nigeria and different African nations, making this probe important for the information of each involved, including the NLC.

“The Nigeria Police Force remains committed to upholding the regularisation of law, maintaining professionalism, and respecting quality rights successful the discharge of our statutory duties,” he said.

Adejobi enjoined Nigerians to stay vigilant and behaviour information profiling of individuals seeking to rent abstraction wrong their premises.