BREAKING: DSS arrests NLC President, Joe Ajaero

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.

Ajaero was preparing to board a flight to the United Kingdom for an official assignment when he was detained by the DSS.

Arrest our president, all we’ll shut the country- NLC

While details surrounding the arrest remain unclear, multiple media reports suggest that Ajaero has been handed over to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) for further questioning.

It is believed that he was on his way to attend a Trade Union Congress (TUC) conference in the UK scheduled for Monday.