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After the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, national president, Joe Ajaero, was arrested in a bizarre manner, the union has issued a red alert for all Nigerian workers and affiliated unions.
As earlier reported by The Eastern Updates, the operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, had arrested and detained Ajaero on Monday morning.
While preparing to board a flight to the United Kingdom for an official assignment, he was apprehended at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja by DSS operatives.
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In a post on its official X handle, NLC demanded immediate release of its national president.
“We demand the immediate and unconditional release of Congress President, Comrade Joe Ajaero,” it wrote.
The union further urged “all affiliate unions, state councils, civil society allies and all patriotic Nigerians should be on red alert”.
The Eastern Updates would also recall that the NLC president was recently invited by the Nigeria Police Force for questioning over alleged link to terrorism financing and other related offences.
The union, after the invitation, vowed to shut down the nation’s economy if Ajaero is arrested.
In the face of state oppression, the NLC reiterated its unshakeable commitment to upholding workers’ rights and dignity, and vowed to press on with its mission undaunted.
“Once again, we demand the immediate and unconditional release of Comrade Joe Ajaero and the cessation of all forms of harassment against labour leaders and the Nigerian working class including innocent citizens who hold dissenting opinions.
“We equally demand that the state frees all Nigerians languishing in various prisons around the country for exercising their democratic rights to protest in the #EndBadGovernance rallies around the country,” it added.
The NLC announced that its key organs are gathered in a closed-door session to discuss the implications of Ajaero’s detention, with a public statement to follow once the meeting concludes.
