"This intimidation must stop": NLC reacts as DSS reportedly arrests Joe Ajaero

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  • Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), was reportedly arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja
  • The NLC swiftly reacted to Ajaero’s arrest, condemning it as an act of intimidation and harassment against labour representatives
  • The union emphasized that the arrest is part of a broader pattern of intimidation amid rising tensions over economic policies affecting workers

NLC sends message addressing arrest of its president, Joe Ajaero
Photo credit: @NLCHeadquartersSource: TwitterLabour says assault against union must stopThis intimidation and assault on workers representatives must stop. The president of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, was arrested by men of the DSS at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Abuja this morning, on his way to attend an official engagement of TUC in the United Kingdom. “He is now being detained at the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA).Calls for immediate release and end to harassmentThe government must ensure that workers rights are respected, and any actions against their representatives will not be tolerated.We will not stand idly by while our leaders are targeted for representing the interests of Nigerian workers.Ajaero’s arrest: NLC told to declare nationwide strike, mass protest

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