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Operatives of the Department of the State Service (DSS) have reportedly arrested President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Joe Ajaero.
He was reportedly arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja while about to board a flight to the United Kingdom (UK).
PRNigeria gathered that he is billed to attend the conference of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, in the UK today, according to sources.
Although details of the arrest and the reasons are still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, sources say he has been handed over to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA)
The Detailsof the arrest yetto be realed as at filling this report.
in another development,
the Services also has taken control of the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project.
Reacting, SERAP described the action as an ‘unlawful occupation’.
This was contained in a statement released by SERAP on its X handle on Monday.
SERAP said the officers are demanding to meet with the organisation’s directors.
It called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene.
“President Tinubu must immediately direct the SSS to end the harassment, intimidation and attack on the rights of Nigerians,” SERAP urged.
This is coming barely 24 hours after the organisation urged Tinubu to leverage his leadership and authority to instruct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to promptly reverse the seemingly illegal and unconstitutional hike in the pump price of premium motor spirit, commonly known as petrol, at its retail outlets.
