Members of the organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared a nationwide strike from Wednesday, November 8, 2023 to protest the attack on the NLC president, Joe Ajaero.
The leadership of the NLC and TUC announced the development at a briefing in Abuja on Friday.
In a six-point demand issued at the briefing, the organised labour asked the Federal Government to immediately remove the Imo State Commissioner of Police and the Area Commander, among other police officers, for their alleged involvement in the brutalisation and humiliation of Ajaero and other workers.
The NLC president was reportedly captured and brutalized during the organised labour protest in Imo State on Wednesday. He was whisked away by men of the Nigerian Police Force and later appeared with injuries on his face, revealing that he was beaten.
Speaking on the development on Thursday, the NLC Publicity Secretary, Benson Upah, said Ajaero could not be treated at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, because of the degree of injuries he sustained, hence the need to fly him abroad for treatment.
