- The NLC president said that workers who arrived at the venue of the protest on that day around 7 am were beaten up by thugs with their phones seized.
- The NLC president said the police arrested him and handed him over to thugs.
Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has described how he was assaulted by so-called thugs in Imo state.
Ajaero claimed that after being taken into custody by the police in the capital city of Imo state, Owerri, he was given over to seven thugs who “beat him and dragged him on the floor like a common criminal.”
At a press conference held in Abuja on Friday, November 10, the NLC president provided the narrative.
He stated that prior to their arrival in the state for last week’s demonstration, the NLC sent letters to every security agency.
The NLC president said that workers who arrived at the venue of the protest on that day around 7 am were beaten up by thugs with their phones seized.
Ajaero said he got there around 9 am after he got the report of an assault on workers.
The NLC president said the police arrested him and handed him over to thugs.
He said: “I can’t explain the beating I received. They tied my hands and dragged me on the floor like a common criminal.”
Ajaero said he is not a card-carrying member of any political party as alleged.