The Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has ordered investigations into the circumstances surrounding the alleged assault on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero.
Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi made this known in a statement, saying that Egbetokun has directed the Deputy Inspector General in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department to take over the matter.
According to him, the primary objective is to ascertain the facts surrounding the incident and to address any ambiguities that may exist as the Police have been inundated with different versions of the incident making investigations imperative to clear the conflicting accounts.
Earlier, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero had accused the police of involvement in his ordeal in Owerri, alleging that he was handed over to waiting thugs that got him thoroughly beaten.
However, the IGP also assured the public, most especially the leadership of the organized labour, that a thorough and unbiased inquiry will be conducted to provide clarifications while urging organized labour and the public to remain calm, as he has personally intervened to address the issues surrounding this incident.
