President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, detained unlawful by the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ,Abuja ,while preparing to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) for an official assignment, has been released .
The NLC announced his release via a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) account in the early hours of
The NLC had issued a communiqué condemning his detention, describing it as an act of intimidation aimed at silencing the labour movement and demanding his immediate and unconditional release before 12 pm on Monday, emphasizing that Ajaero is neither a fugitive nor a criminal, and his detention was unjustified.
The arrest was condemned by so many Nigerians and Labour had threatened to ..if Ajaero was not released unconditionally
Author- Maureen Ikpeama