Police authorities have revealed why they raided the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress on August 7 during which they cartered away documents.
ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesman of the Force in a statement said that the operation was part of an ongoing investigation focused on arresting a criminal suspect traced to a rented shop within the building.
He stressed that the raid was strictly aimed at capturing a foreign national involved in multiple criminal activities across Nigeria and other African countries.
According to Adejobi, the operation was not related to the NLC, its leadership, or its staff.
“The Nigeria Police Force has noted a publication alleging that the NLC National Secretariat, known as the Labour House, located in the Central Business District, Abuja, was raided by the Police.
“The NLC had alleged in a press statement that officers of the Nigeria Police Force, along with some individuals in black T-shirts and others in plain clothes, raided the Labour House.
“The Nigeria Police Force wishes to clarify that a prime criminal suspect in an ongoing investigation was traced to a shop within the building in the Central Business District.
“Detectives, armed with the appropriate legal authority, conducted an operation at the location, which turned out to be the NLC building,” he said.
He urged the NLC and the public to cooperate with the ongoing investigation, highlighting the significance of the case for national and regional security.
Adejobi also called for vigilance, advising Nigerians to conduct thorough security checks on individuals renting spaces within their premises.