DSS dismisses reports of raiding NLC headquarters
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Department of State Services (DSS) has debunked reports of raiding the Abuja headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
Reports said DSS operatives raided the Labour House around 8:30pm on Wednesday and left with some documents.
According to NLC’s spokesman, Benson Upah, hundreds of books and other publications were seized from the bookshop on the second floor.
“The invading team claimed that they were searching for seditious materials allegedly used during the #EndBadGovernance protests,” Upah said.
The NLC condemned what it described as an unlawful invasion and demanded the immediate withdrawal of the security operatives from its premises.
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“The Nigeria Labour Congress condemns in its entirety this new low in security operations in Nigeria. The armed security operatives showed no legal documents permitting them to invade the premises of the Nigeria Labour Congress at the ungodly hour of the night,” the congress said in a statement.
The NLC added that even during the military rule, its secretariat was never subjected to such an invasion.
However, DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, said in a brief statement that such never happened.
“…Please note that the Service (DSS) did not carry out any operation at the NLC office in Abuja,” Afunanya said.