Channels Television reports that Organised Labour claims not to have received a court order from the Federal Government or any of its parties ordering a halt to the ongoing strike that began on Tuesday, as the nationwide industrial action announced by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) enters its second day.
TUC President Festus Osifo had doubts regarding the Inspector General of Police’s (IGP) probe into the attack on NLC President Joe Ajaero. Citing worries about the IGP’s potential compromise in handling the case, he urged for the National Security Adviser (NSA) to take the lead on the investigation.
Osifo emphasized that the IGP’s involvement raises doubts about the impartiality of the investigation, given his presence in Owerri when the incident occurred. He suggested that a team comprising members from the Department of State Services (DSS) and various state agencies, led by the NSA, should conduct the investigation.
According to him, “The office of the NSA should lead this investigation; it should not even be the Inspector General of Police because in this particular subject, we also feel that the IGP is compromised.”
“So, let there be a team of DSS, a team of all the state agencies that is going to lead this investigation, because if you leave it only for the Inspector General of Police, I can tell you nothing is going to come forth because he was there that day in the state when this matter was even reported to them. The IGP and Others were all in Owerri. They were even in the same hotel with our comrades in Owerri, they did not swing into action, they knew clearly what has happened,” Osifo alleged.
