The Department of State Services (DSS) has revealed the reasons behind the arrest and detention of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero.
Ajaero was taken into custody on Monday morning after the secret police arrested him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja enroute to the United Kingdom for labour – related meetings in Britain.
Facts have emerged that he was arrested following his failure to honour an invitation extended to him by the DSS.
According to PoliticsNigeria, the invitation was sent last week in respect to a petition filed against Ajaero by key NLC leaders.
The petition, Politics Nigeria reports, bordered on issues that threatened the stability of the country.
It was learnt that the DSS’ new Director-General, Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, inherited the petition and upon assuming office less than two weeks ago, insisted on investigating the matter.
A DSS source explained, “You know that our new DG (Director-General), Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi resumed duty less than two weeks ago. This was one of the petitions he inherited. He insisted that we invite the NLC president to clear the air on some of the allegations.
“Last week, we invited him (Ajaero) through the normal channel, which is on the telephone. A very senior director extended the invitation and was mandated to handle the investigation.
“Ajaero promised to come today, Monday. The next thing we heard was that Ajaero was sighted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, trying to board an international flight.
“No responsible security organization will fold its hands in the face of such contempt. The law setting up the DSS empowers us to defend Nigeria against domestic threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of Nigeria, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal and state law-enforcement organs.
“This, we have done over the decades without fear or favour. We often praise the CIA in the United States for operating without fear or favour. See the way former President Donald Trump is being dragged around, even though he has the chance of returning as president.
“We must learn to live within the ambit of the law, including honouring invitations by security agencies. I’m sure he’ll be released after he clears the air on the allegations against him by some of his colleague-officers in the NLC.”
Credit – Politics Nigeria
