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The Nigeria Police Force says it raided the second floor of the Complex of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja last Wednesday in search of some incriminating documents to establish a case against an international “subversive” element who is a threat to Nigeria’s democracy.

Force spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday that the August 7, 2024 raid of the NLC Complex had a suspect housed by the labour union in one of its floors.

Adejobi said the second floor which has an office used by the suspect was raided, and not the 10th floor housing the NLC HQ.

"We recovered evidence to prove that the suspect is a threat to the nation, the man is a suspected subversive element,” Adejobi said.

Last Wednesday, the NLC said heavily armed security personnel stormed and raided its head office in the nation’s [/b]capital around 8:30 pm, and carted away documents.

The raid was condemned by local and international rights groups like Amnesty International, among others.

[b]But the Force spokesman said some landlord-tenant relationship was established between the NLC and the global suspect whose syndicate members have been arrested.

Adejobi said the raid was unconnected to the recent #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests.

According to him, the police have embarked on a forensic investigation and the NLC would be needed in the probe of the suspect claiming multiple foreign identities including being a Russian and a Briton.

“The NLC is not the suspect here. We had a target and whatever it takes, we must get him at all means,” Adejobi said, hinting that the suspect travels frequently out of Nigeria.

The raid was not to get the man but to recover certain incriminating evidence and we have gotten what we want, Adejobi said.

The police accused the suspect of “subversion” and threat to “run down the country”.

“We have (uncovered) plans that people want to run down Nigeria. We have (uncovered) plans that people want to destroy our democracy, destroy our common heritage called Nigeria, and we cannot keep quiet…We are getting enough help and we will get this man,” he said.

Georgry:


The only difference between Nigerian police and terrorists is that terrorists do take responsibility for their actions when they finish wreaking havoc.

zuzuonyi:
Trying to use illegality to justify fighting alleged "illegality". Disgraceful

onyxo76:
NPF, different story everyday, tomorrow you will give a different report.

Spuggie:
Disgraceful, that is putting it mildly.

UselessBuharist:
There is no lies we have not heard from APC law enforcement agencies since 2015

kennyz247:
Police no get single sense for Nigeria oo,and d worst is that,they always assume all Nigerians are also senseless like dem too..

kaludestiny10:
Who still takes the Nigeria police force serious these days.

LillyandDaisy:
Nigeria Police!

numericalguy:
The Nigerian Police is securing the country against bad elements and that is a problem for you?

Same you will still castigate the Police for failing to do their job if there is crime in the land

Exceed15:
Firstly they said they never entered the building.. Nigeria Police and lies

salem1996:
The police themselves are not serious, why denying raiding the place from the first place?
They initially said they were there but did not enter the place, according to Benjamin Heundeyin

numericalguy:
The Nigerian Police is securing the country against bad elements and that is a problem for you?

Same you will still castigate the Police for failing to do their job if there is crime in the land

Leemzyy:
You can imagine right?

numericalguy:
The Nigerian Police is securing the country against bad elements and that is a problem for you?

Same you will still castigate the Police for failing to do their job if there is crime in the land

numericalguy:
Trust them at your own peril






The Nigerian Police is securing the country against bad elements and that is a problem for you?

Same you will still castigate the Police for failing to do their job if there is crime in the land

numericalguy:
Same criminals you are defending will not hesitate to hurt you if given the opportunity.

numericalguy:
Same criminals you are defending will not hesitate to hurt you if given the opportunity.

numericalguy:
The Nigerian Police is securing the country against bad elements and that is a problem for you?

Same you will still castigate the Police for failing to do their job if there is crime in the land

cornelman:
What job are they doing against known criminal bandits and boko boys?

You guys just find ways to defend illegality in the name of patriotism. Same thing you do when defending the useless APC government.