Former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has revealed
that he was once assaulted by men of the Department of State Services (DSS)
during his tenure as the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC)
between 1999 and 2007.
Oshiomhole condemned the recent brutalisation of the
President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, in Imo State, and criticised the decision of
organized labour to embark on a nationwide strike in response to the incident.
While speaking on Channels Television, Oshiomhole shared his
experience, stating, “I had a similar experience… I was on my way to Delta
State, and I went to the airport. The then director of SSS ordered that I
should be arrested and stopped from traveling because we had given an ultimatum
to the then Federal Government headed by President Olusegun Obasanjo.”
“They dragged me on the tarmac, and I had my cuts all over
the place. They forcefully prevented me from flying and took me back to the DSS
director general’s office — then Col. [Kayode] Are.”
“He offered to take me to their own hospital, and I said,
‘No, I can’t even trust a government that has inflicted this kind of wound on
me to treat me. They might as well poison my blood.’ I said I wasn’t going to
do that.”
Oshiomhole added that he ended up in detention for at least
48 hours after being “taken away” and expressed his determination to continue
the struggle for justice.
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