Nigeria’s largest labor union, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has reported that its president, Joe Ajero, was arrested by the Division of State Safety (DSS) on Monday. Ajero was arrested at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe Worldwide Airport as he tried to board a flight to the UK. His arrest follows his latest criticism of the federal government’s resolution to boost gasoline costs by 39% and his threats to steer a strike if the value hike wasn’t reversed. Excessive gasoline costs had been one of many causes for final month’s price of dwelling protests. The United Motion Entrance of Civil Society condemned the arrest, evaluating it to techniques utilized by Nazi Germany’s Gestapo. It additional accused the DSS of utilizing pointless drive as an alternative of following normal procedures for high-profile people just like the NLC President.
SOURCE: REUTERS