Ajaero was preparing to board a flight to the United Kingdom for an official assignment when he was detained by the DSS.
While details surrounding the arrest remain unclear, multiple media reports suggest that Ajaero has been handed over to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) for further questioning.
It is believed that he was on his way to attend a Trade Union Congress (TUC) conference in the UK scheduled for Monday.
Ajaero has recently been under the watch of security agencies. On August 20, he responded to a summons from the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigerian Police Force, following an earlier notice from the Police on August 19. The summons involved allegations of criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime.
Despite initially explaining his inability to meet the August 19 deadline through human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN), Ajaero appeared at the Force Headquarters on August 29 with Falana and other legal representatives to address the accusations.
Just a day after this appearance, the Police issued another summons, calling for Ajaero and NLC General Secretary Emma Ugboaja to appear on September 5. This second summons concerned allegations of criminal intimidation, conduct likely to cause a breach of peace, and malicious damage to property.
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