Mr Ajaero and the NLC have been having running battles with the federal government over what the union described as a clampdown on the civic space by security agencies.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has announced the arrest of its President, Joe Ajaero, by security operatives.
The NLC, in a statement
shared on its X handle, said Mr Ajaero was arrested by operatives of the State
Security Service (SSS, also called DSS) “at the Nnamdi Azikiwe 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.”
None of the security
agencies has spoken about the arrest. The SSS recently redeployed its
spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, without announcing a replacement.
Mr Ajaero and the NLC have
been having running battles with the federal government over what the union
described as a clampdown by security agencies.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that
the labour leader has been summoned twice by the police in recent weeks over
allegations surrounding a Briton, Drew Povey, who owns a bookshop at the NLC
headquarters.
The Nigerian government
claims that the Briton was spearheading a plot to overthrow President Bola
Tinubu. He has denied the allegation and urged the government not to
criminalise peaceful protests in Nigeria.
Details later…
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