Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has declared that the arrest of the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, Joe Ajaero, is unconnected with the earlier invitation by the Nigeria police force.
DAILY POST reports that operatives of the Department of State Services DSS had arrested Ajaero on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja Ajaero was on his way to the United Kingdom on the invitation of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, of Britain. Speaking on the arrest of his client, Falana said the secret police had failed to provide a reason for Ajaero ’s arrest. “The invitation to Comrade Joe Ajaero by the police was rescheduled last week.
I have contacted the police authorities. The arrest is not related to the police invitation,” he said. “Comrade Ajaero was on his way to London to attend the ongoing TUC conference when he was arrested at the airport this morning by the SSS. No reason has been provided for the arrest by the SSS.
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