Human rights lawyer and activist Inibehe Effiong has condemned the arrest of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero by the Department of State Services (DSS).
On Monday, Effiong criticized the Tinubu-federal government for treating civil protests as a serious offense akin to treason.
“The arrest of Comrade Joe Ajaero, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on his way to London, where he’s billed to attend a trade union meeting by the State Security Service (SSS) is a continuation of the sinister efforts aimed at enthroning a climate of fear in the country.
“It is obvious that this regime is paranoid and is resorting to tyranny to cover its palpable and monumental failures. The arrest of Ajaero is condemnable and he should be released forthwith.”
“It is shameful that the pretentious and deceitful progressives are now destroying whatever is left of Nigeria’s democracy. It is now clear that this regime is determined to use arbitrary force to silence conscientious voices.”
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“Tinubu’s regime has made nonsense of the offence of treason. Nigerians are being arrested and prosecuted on trumped-up treason charges for protesting.”
“It is important for the international community to impose severe sanctions on agents of democratic destabilisation in Nigeria.” Effiong said.
“Rather than address the government’s failures, and the ravaging hunger in the country, this incompetent regime has resorted to pettiness and oppression.”
It is worth noting that the Department of State Services arrested the Nigeria Labour Congress President while he was on his way to London for a Trade Union Congress meeting.
The Tinubu-led administration has repeatedly cracked down on dissenting voices, a move that has been condemned by various stakeholders across the country. Effiong concluded.
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