After Outcry, DSS Releases NLC President, Joe Ajaero

After outcry, DSS has released NLC President, Joe Ajaero.

Newsone Nigeria reports that the Department of State Service (DSS) has granted administrative bail to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero.

This online news platform understands that the release of the NLC President by the DSS was announced in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, X formerly known as Twitter Monday night, September 9, 2024, by pro-democracy activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore.

“BREAKING: The fascist regime of @officialABAT has released the @NLCHeadquarters President Joe Ajaero from @OfficialDSSNG custody on bail,” he wrote on X.com.

BREAKING: The fascist regime of @officialABAT has released the @NLCHeadquarters President Joe Ajaero from @OfficialDSSNG custody on bail.

The @NLCHeadquarters must declare for #FearlessInOctober #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria #NoGoingBack

— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) September 9, 2024

Newsone recalls that the NLC President was arrested Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, while on his way to the United Kingdom for an official engagement.

Numerous organisations, civil society groups, activists, and prominent individuals denounced Ajaero’s arrest and demanded his immediate release.

The NLC condemned the arrest and called for his prompt and unconditional release.

In a statement issued on Monday evening, the NLC’s National Administrative Council, led by Deputy President, Adeyanju Adewale, described Ajaero’s detention as “brazen and illegal” and a clear violation of workers’ rights and democratic values.

The council issued an ultimatum, calling for Ajaero’s release by midnight on Monday.