NLC President Joe Ajaero Released

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero, has regained his freedom after being arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport while preparing to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) for an official assignment.

The NLC announced his release via a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) account in the early hours of Tuesday.

Following Ajaero’s arrest, the NLC swiftly 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.