The National Human Rights Commission condemned the brutality against the NLC president, Mr Ajaero, and called for an investigation into the incident to bring the perpetrators to book.
The National Human Rights Commission says the brutality meted out to Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress during a protest in Imo State on Wednesday was an abuse of his fundamental rights.
“It is a reprehensible act, a flagrant violation of human rights and an affront to the principles of democracy and the rule of law. He maintained that persons responsible for the brutality must be held accountable for their actions to serve as a clear message that such behavior would not be tolerated in society.
“Together, we can build a society where every citizen’s rights and freedoms are safeguarded, respected and tolerated, where acts of violence and intimidation have no place,” he said.While declaring the strike on Sunday, Mr Ajaero said the industrial action was in protest against “the persistent and egregious violations of the rights and privileges of workers in Imo State by the state government.”
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