Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Journalist confirms NLC president, Joe Ajaero, fainted after he was beaten blue-black by thugs and security personnels sent to the planned protest ground by Governor Hope Uzodinma.
Pidomnigeria wrote: “NLC president was beating blue-black today by a combination of thugs, and security personnels sent to the planned protest ground by Governor Hope Uzodinma. He fainted, and was carried away.
An SA to the Governor named Chinasa arrived the protest ground with well over 50 security personnels, (Navy,DSS,Police) and thugs numbering over 100. They beat up those who had gathered at the protest ground, seized phones of those making videos, but they concentrated more on the NLC president, beating him to stupor.”
Ajaero was picked up from the NLC State Council Secretariat by heavily armed policemen in Owerri and taken to an unknown destination.
The Head of Media at the NLC Headquarters, Benson Uper, stated this via a WhatsApp message to Channels Television.
The NLC is leading a statewide protest and strike in Owerri over what it described as lack of respect for workers, unpaid salaries and pensions, amongst others.
When contacted, the police spokesperson in Imo, Henry Okoye, said he has no information on the arrest of the labour leader yet, saying that he will make the information available as soon as he gets a clear picture of the situation.
Meanwhile, the NLC leadership in Imo has dissociated itself from the protest with reasons that the allegations by the NLC national leadership against the state government were untrue.
In a statement on Wednesday, NLC and TUC national leaderships in Abu7ha accused the Imo State Government of intimidation against trade unions in the state.
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