A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, has stated that the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, is being investigated for suspected terrorism financing and related crimes and, therefore, should not be permitted to leave Nigeria.
Recall that Ajaero was arrested by the Department of State Services on Monday morning at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport while heading to the United Kingdom for official duties.
Ajaero was held in custody throughout the day and was released late Monday night.
Amachree, who stated this while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday, revealed that “There is an ongoing investigation. He (Ajaero) cannot leave the country,”
He stated, “Let him remain in the country while investigations continue.”
“For terrorism financing, which he (Ajaero) has been accused of and which is under investigation, he cannot leave the country. Even if he is leaving the country, where is he going?
“Remember, the main man (Andrew Wynne) that was suspected of financing terrorism is his tenant, and I don’t think Ajaero is going to go to London without talking to that person because he is in London running his mouth.”
The former DSS director claimed that the labour leader might have escaped Nigeria, similar to the wanted Binance executive Nadeem Anjarwalla if he had been permitted to travel to the United Kingdom on Monday.
“Joe Ajaero has a terrorism case to answer, and he is not above the law,” he added.
