Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has demanded for a thourough investigation of the beating handed to Nigeria Labour Congress president Joe Ajaero, in Owerri by officers allegedly working on the instructions of the Imo State government.
NPF Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement the Force X page Friday: “The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered investigations into the circumstances surrounding the alleged assault on the person of the Nigeria Labour Congress president, Joe Ajaero.
“Consequently, he has directed the Deputy Inspector General in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department to take over the matter with the primary objective of ascertaining the true facts surrounding the incident and to address any ambiguities that may exist as the Police has been inundated with different versions of the incident making investigations imperative to clear the conflicting accounts.
The Nigeria Police Force understands the importance of transparency and accountability in maintaining public trust.
“The IGP therefore assures the public, most especially the leadership of the organised labour, that a thorough and unbiased inquiry will be conducted to provide clarifications while urging organised labour and the public to remain calm, as he has personally intervened to address the issues surrounding this incident.
“The investigation has commenced, and the Nigeria Police Force guarantees that it will be followed to a conclusive end, and appropriate actions will be taken based on the findings of the investigation.”
Meanwhile the National Industrial Court, Friday, ordered the NLC and the Trade Union Congress, not to embark on any strike or industrial action.
The trade Unions had planned a nation wide strike starting November 14.
NIC president, Justice Benedict Bakwaph Kanyip gave the restraining order on the heel of an ex-parte motion brought before the Court by the Federal Government and the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice.
Justice Kanyip invoked sections 17 and 19 of the National Industrial Court Act to issue the restraining order against the organised labour.
The Federal Government and the AGF through their lawyer, Tijani Gazali had in the ex-parte application prayed the court to stop the planned strike.
They said this was to avert untold hardships that would be inflicted on innocent law abiding citizens and their businesses.
