The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, recently opened out about his unsettling encounter with security personnel following his apprehension, according to an article published in Vanguard. Ajaero was held by the Department of State Services (DSS) for more than 16 hours on Monday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. They confiscated his international passport and phone during this period.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Ajaero confirmed yesterday that he has received his belongings back, stating, “Yes, it is true. My phones and passport have been returned to me by the DSS.”
He called the experience of being detained by the DSS and the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) humiliating. During his interrogation, he was questioned about various topics, including the Iva Valley Bookshop, his communications with protesters, and his connections to the Labour Party. Ajaero felt that the security agents were looking for ways to discredit him and the Labour Party, which resulted in ongoing harassment and intimidation against them.
Ajaero said, ‘’They also asked if I know the protesters (#EndBadGovernance or #Endhunger), especially Eleojo Opaluwa, a staff of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE. I told them I knew him because I employed him at NUEE. They equally asked about the Labour Party, LP, whether we are running the party. I told them we do not run Labour Party, but that we are a trustee of the party.”CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
