The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday night released President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero.
Top Society reports that the Ajaero’s released was confirmed via the official X (formerly Twitter) account of the labour union.
“NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero [has been] released from DSS detention. The struggle continues; we can’t be silenced,” a post on the official X account of NLC reads.
It was gathered that Ajaero, who was released by the DSS and allowed him to go home around past 11 pm on Monday, had his passport in order to prevent him travelling out of the country.
The secret police was said to have reportedly grilled the NLC President for about 15 hours before his arrest around 7 am at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
The labour leader after his released stated that even 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.
He added that he was quizzed over alleged terrorism financing involving a British national, Andrew Wynne.
The labour leader was on his way to the United Kingdom on Monday for a Trade Union Congress (TUC) event when he was arrested at Abuja airport.
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.”
The TUC, global rights group Amnesty International, as well as human rights activist Femi Falana, amongst others, had berated the Federal Government for clamping down on the labour leader and demanded his immediate and unconditional release.
