The Organized Labour has put workers on alert for an immediate nationwide action if the arrested President of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, is not released by the end of today, Wednesday.
AJAERO is believed to have been arrested by the Nigerian Police in Owerri, the Imo state capital while organizing a rally to protest against stalled wage payments for workers in the state.
His arrest was effected as early as 8 am Wednesday morning, as workers started gathering at the state Secretariat of the Labour Congress for the protest when suddenly some men with harmful weapons stormed the Secretariat attacked the workers, and chased them away.
In a joint statement with the Trade Union Congress TUC, Labor unions accused the Governor of Imo State and the Imo State Commissioner of Police of kidnapping the NLC leader.
The Organized Labour has however urged workers to be ready for swift action, saying that work cannot continue while the NLC President remains in detention.