Nigeria Labour Congress President Joe Ajaero has been granted administrative bail by the Department of State Services, just before the 12-midnight ultimatum issued by the organized labour.
Pro-democracy activist Omoyele Sowore announced his release on Twitter.
Following his detention in the early hours of Monday, Joe Ajaero, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, was granted administrative bail by the Department of State Services.
A few minutes before the organized labor’s midnight ultimatum, he was let free.
Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress presidential candidate and pro-democracy campaigner, tweeted Friday night to herald his release.
“BREAKING: The fascist regime of @officialABAT has released the @NLCHeadquarters President Joe Ajaero from @OfficialDSSNG custody on bail,” he wrote on X.com.
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.
