DSS Arrests NLC President, Ajaero, Storms Abuja Office Of SERAP

The President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero has been arrested by the Operatives of the Department of the State Service, DSS.

The NLC president was picked up on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

According to Vanguard, Ajaero was about to board a flight to the United Kingdom, UK, for an official assignment when DSS picked him up.

In another development operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, stormed the office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP in Abuja.

This was disclosed in a post via SERAP’s official X handle on Monday.

According to reports, the officers were demanding to see the rights group’s directors.

The post read: “Officers from Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) are presently unlawfully occupying SERAP’s office in Abuja, asking to see our directors.

“President Tinubu must immediately direct the SSS to end the harassment, intimidation, and attack on the rights of Nigerians.”

This is coming after the rights group had urged President Tinubu to direct the National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, to quickly reverse the outrageous pump price of premium motor spirit, PMS.