The Department of State for Security (DSS) on Monday morning arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero.
The NLC head of media and corporate communications, Benson Upah confirmed Ajaero’s arrest in an interview with Channels Television.
Upah said the DSS operatives arrested Ajaero at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Aiport in Abuja.
According to Upah, the NLC does not know where its president has been taken to but he had sent a message saying it was the DSS that arrested him.
The NLC president recently honoured the invitation of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Ajaero had a week before then agreed to honour the invitation of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) over his alleged role in the financing of terrorism on Thursday, August 29, 2024.
He arrived at the venue at exactly 10:17am, accompanied by prominent lawyer Femi Falana (SAN), Marshal Abubakar, Deji Adeyanju, and some senior officials of the NLC.
They all left the IRT headquarters in Abuja at about 11.15 am after the NLC chairman had written his statement.
The Nigerian Police had said it was investigating Ajaero over the allegations of connection with terrorism financing, cybercrime, subversion, criminal conspiracy and treasonable felony.
The police in a statement signed by spokesman, ACP Adamu Muazu had asked the NLC president to report to it on Tuesday, August 20.
A coalition of Abuja lawyers on behalf of Ajaero, however, wrote a letter to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun and the IRT, requesting the details and nature of the allegations.
The letter dated Tuesday, August 20, 2024 was signed by Samuel Ogala, Esq. on behalf of Falana & Falana’s chamber.
Ogala told the security authorities that Ajaero would not be able to honour the invitation because the NLC President received it late.
He said the NLC president had an engagement that had been fixed before the receipt of the invitation letter.
