The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) under the leadership of Comrade Dr. Adewale Adeyanju, has condemned arrest the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Comrade Joe Ajaero by the Department of State Service (DSS) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Ajaero was intercepted while trying to honour the invitation of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Britain where he was to address a global assembly of workers on behalf of the Nigerian workers at the Trade Union Congress of the United Kingdom (UK).
The Union in a press release signed by its Head of Media,Johnkennedy Ikemefuna, described the arrest as an abduction and added that Mr. Ajaero is not a fugitive anywhere in the world, therefore, his arrest without warrant and detention is condemnable in its entirety.
” This unholy act of the state agents infringes on the fundamental human rights of the Congress’ President, who has been held incommunicado on Monday morning with no traces of his whereabouts.
“It’s also on record that Comrade Ajaero is a Nigerian citizen and not in any way a “wanted person” by the Nigerian state; therefore, his abduction was just a deliberate act to humiliate, dehumanize him; and a wholesome act of intimidation of the Labour President, which by all measure is absolutely unjustifiable by the laws of the land.
“However, the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), frowns over this ugly incident on the Congress’ President, whose rights have been extremely violated by the security agents of the state; hence, MWUN is calling for the immediate unconditional release of Ajaero, the NLC President.
“In view of the foregoing, the Union will have no other option if he’s not released but to comply with directives that may come from the Nigeria Labour Congress on this matter” Ikemefuna said in the release issued in Lagos
