NLC President Joe Ajaero Arrested In Imo

 

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been arrested in Owerri, Imo State.

According to report, Ajaero was picked up from the NLC State Council Secretariat by heavily armed policemen in Owerri and taken to an unknown destination.

 

⇑The Head of Media at the NLC Headquarters, Benson Uper, stated this via a WhatsApp message to Channels Television.

He was picked at the ongoing protest in Owerri, Imo State.

 

The NLC is leading a statewide protest and strike in Owerri over what it described as lack of respect for workers, unpaid salaries, amongst others.

Presently, miscreants have descended on protesters, smashing vehicles and inflicting wounds on labour members.