Crime
BREAKING: Secret police arrest NLC President, Joe Ajaero
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria’s Secret Police, DSS.
Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on his way to the United Kingdom for an official assignment.
The NLC president was billed to attend the Trade Union Congress conference in London, which begins today.
Details and reasons for the arrest are still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, PUNCH ONLINE reports.
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