The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero has been reportedly arrested and detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) operatives.
According to GUARDIAN report, Ajaero was arrested this morning at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
Ajaero was reportedly about to board a flight to the United Kingdom to attend the Trade Union Congress (TUC) conference today when the DSS took him.
Preliminary information suggests that he has been transferred to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
As at the time of this report, the reasons behind his detention remain unclear.
This incident follows recent tensions between Ajaero and security agencies. On August 20, he had responded to an invitation from the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Police Force, after a summons issued on August 19 threatened his arrest for non-compliance.
Through his legal representative, FemiFalana (SAN), Ajaero had communicated his inability to attend on the initially specified date, promising to appear on August 29 to address allegations Ajaero, accompanied by Falana and other legal and Labour representatives, did attend the Force Headquarters as promised. However, less than a day later, the Police issued another summons for Ajaero and NLC General Secretary Emma Ugboaja to appear at the Force Headquarters on September 5.
