One reported dead, others injured as NLC president was brutalised during protest.
One person is said to be killed and many others injured yesterday as the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, was taken by security agents at the ongoing Organised Labour protest in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
According to reports, thugs pounced on Labour leaders and other protesters, destroying properties of people that had gathered at the NLC State secretariat to begin the scheduled protest over pending labour issues.
The NLC President, other national leaders of NLC and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC counterpart, were at the State Secretariat in Owerri to begin the planned protest ahead of strike today, over unpaid salaries and allowances among others when the incident happened.