The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) Comrade Joe Ajaero, was released late Monday by the Department of State Services(DSS).
Thefrontrank learnt that Ajaero was released at about 11.10p.m.
Pro-democracy activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, announced his release in a tweet on Monday night.
“BREAKING: The fascist regime of @officialABAT has released the @NLCHeadquarters President Joe Ajaero from @OfficialDSSNG custody on bail,” he wrote on X.com.
Ajaero was arrested at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Aiport in Abuja, on his way to London to attend the Trade Union Congress(TUC) of the United Kingdom conference.
The Labour leader’s arrest came as the secret police laid siege to the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project(SERAP) for allegedly asking the government to reverse the recent increase in the price of petrol.
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