The Department of State Services (DSS), has granted administrative bail to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero.
He was arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
A top source at the DSS said confirmed Ajaero’s release after being detained for hours.
The DSS explained that the NLC leader was arrested for ignoring its earlier invitation.
“The NLC President has been released on administrative bail and is on his way out.”
Also confirming the release on his X handle, human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, said, “The fascist regime of @officialABAT has released the @NLCHeadquarters President Joe Ajaero from @OfficialDSSNG custody on bail.
“The @NLCHeadquarters must declare for #FearlessInOctober #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria #NoGoingBack.”
Earlier on Monday, several human rights activists, lawyers, and civic society organizations condemned the arrest of Ajaero by the DSS and faulted President Bola Tinubu’s administration for descending into “fascism” and clamping down on dissent voices.
