DSS releases Ajaeros passport | Pulse Nigeria

According to Daily Trust, the DSS did not find anything incriminating against Ajaero.

The motives behind Ajaeros detention remain unclear as the DSS keeps mum on why its operatives arrested the NLC leader.

The union had set a deadline for midnight on Tuesday, September 10, warning of potential industrial action if Ajaero remained in detention.

In a strongly worded statement, NLC spokesperson Benson Upah criticised the arrest, saying, The congress will not stand idly by while the rights of its leaders and members are trampled upon. Accordingly, we demand the immediate and unconditional release of Comrade Ajaero.

Tensions escalated as the NLC alerted its affiliate unions, preparing for a national showdown with the federal government.

The situation highlights ongoing tensions between the labour movement and government authorities as workers unions respond to perceived violations of their leaders rights.

In a statement on Monday, the airlines spokesperson, Omotade Makinwa, debunked the media reports insinuating that Ajaero was arrested over a petition by the airline.

According to Makinwa, the reports have created negative publicity for the airline.

He explained that even though the airline submitted a petition in May 2023, when the NLC disrupted the airlines operation during the unions conflict with the Imo State Government, the police did not act on the petition.