AJAERO RELEASED AS OUTRAGE TRAILS ARREST

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, has been released by the Department of State Services (DSS).

Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Aiport in Abuja, on his way to London to attend the Trade Union Congress, TUC of the United Kingdom conference.

He was reportedly released a few minutes before the 12midnight ultimatum issued by the organised labour but had his travel passport seized by the secret police.

The NLC President said he was grilled for about 15 hours over alleged terrorism financing involving a British national, Andrew Wynne.

The labour leader also said though he was detained by the DSS, some police officers also came around to grill him at the DSS office in Abuja over the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests that took place in August.

Ajaero, however, The NLC had condemned Ajaero’s arrest and gave the secret police Tuesday midnight to release the labour leader.

The union had also put all its affiliates, state councils, civil society allies and all patriotic Nigerians on the highest state of alert in the light of “this troubling development.”