Vice Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kogi State chapter, Comrade Eleojo Opaluwa, has allegedly been abducted by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force.
It was gathered that Comrade Opaluwa was abducted by operatives of NPF’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Mararaba, Nasarawa State on August 4, 2024 and has been kept incommunicado since.
Confirming the arrest of Opaluwa in a statement by the Acting General Secretary, National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), Dominic Igwebike, demanded for his immediate release.
“We are reliably informed that at about 2 pm on Sunday, August 4, 2024, Comrade Opaluwa who is a staff of the NUEE left his house in Maraba, Nasarawa State, and has not returned to his home since.
“It was confirmed that he was whisked away by security personnel in their vehicles (one Hilux and a gulf) to an unknown destination.
“Furthermore, on that same faithful Sunday 4th August at about 5 pm, some security personnel in a Toyota Jeep went to our liaison office at Area 8, Garki, to ask after Opaluwa.
“On August 8, 2024, at about 5.30 pm, Opaluwa was brought to his office by some security officers to search our office, denying him access to talk with his colleagues, and then whisked him out again.
“We have tried every effort to reach him on the phone but all to no avail. We visited some police stations at Maraba and environs, but they denied having him in their custody.
“We contacted our lawyer to write to the National Security Adviser to the President, intimating him of the predicament of Opaluwa where he is denied access to his lawyer, family, and freedom of movement amongst other rights.
“Furthermore, we are also reliably informed that Opaluwa was arrested and detained by security personnel at the IRT.
“We demand without further delay the immediate release of Opaluwa who has been illegally detained since August 4, 2024 till date. This is a flagrant abuse of his rights as a citizen of Nigeria.”
