The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Saturday, dismissed claims by the Nigeria Police that the invasion of its Abuja headquarters was not targeted at the union.
Recall that some masked security operatives had invaded the NLC office in a commando-style operation on Wednesday last week, sparking outrage in the polity.
The union, after an emergency meeting following the raid of its office raised concerns over the arrest of its Vice Chairman in Kogi State, who is also a Zonal Secretary of the Nigerian Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on allegations of sponsoring the recent nationwide protests.
“The police claim to be conducting a nationwide investigation that comprises other countries, yet their so-called intelligence led them to our building well after office hours.
“If they were acting in good faith, why did their investigation take them specifically to the 10th floor, where the offices of the NLC President and General Secretary are located? This is nothing short of harassment under the guise of an investigation,” the NLC’s General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, told PREMIUM TIMES over the telephone.
“You said you were looking for one man, but you went to the 10th floor and asked the security guard if you were at the Nigeria Labour Congress office. How does that sound? Does that sound like people who don’t know where they are going?” he said.