Outrage as DSS Arrests NLC President Joe Ajaero at Abuja Airport
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Monday morning.
Ajaero was reportedly on his way to the United Kingdom to attend the Trade Union Congress (TUC) conference, which begins today.
The arrest has stirred reactions from the NLC, which confirmed the incident through a post on its official X handle, describing it as an “assault on Nigerian workers.”
The statement reads, “The assault on Nigerian workers continues. President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, was arrested and abducted by men of the DSS at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, this morning on his way to attend an official engagement of TUC United Kingdom, and he is now detained at the office of the NSA.
“This intimidation and assault must stop!!!” the NLC added, demanding his immediate release.
