Comrade Joe Ajaero, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, has disclosed that prior to being attacked with many objects in Imo state, he was blindfolded and had his nose tied. ARISE NEWS published this message on Twitter on Friday.
Ajaero was organizing state employees for a protest against unpaid salaries when the tragedy happened. After the police arrested him, he was allegedly given over to attackers who severely abused him physically. Ajaero described how he was beaten, dragged across the floor, and interrogated on his opposition to Hope Uzodinma.
The assailants allegedly went further to blindfold him, tie his nose, and assault him with various objects while instructing him to say his last prayer.
ARISE NEWS quoted him as saying ” A police man arrested me and handed me over to the thugs.They tied my nose, eyes and hit me with all manners of object and asked me to say my last prayers”.
